Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

second quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, top of head of youth and lower legs of a youth playing aulos, above aulos KALOS, retr.; one fragment has part of a basket; another has part of a pillow and drapery?; Obverse, under the handle, top right corner of an altar; door with meat? hanging from it; part of the lower body of a draped youth to left, wearing a himation, holding a branch in his right hand; lower drapery of a figure and part of a column base?; youth with himation to left, with his raised right arm bent; under the handle, a louterion resting on a base; Reverse, tree with cloak draped over one of the branches; bearded man wearing himation, with shield and spear, helmet in field, upright spear, right arm and shoulder of figure; From the exterior: fragment with drapery and tablet? with silhouette form; fragment with a silhouette tripod; fragment with drapery and part of a round shield?; fragment with drapery and part of the arm of a youth to left?; sheared fragment; black glazed fragment; part of foot and stem of kylix

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011