Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, man with petasos and chlamys, and woman moving to right; Obverse, handle palmette, legs of horse, lower legs of figure, woman with sakkos, chiton and himation, holding a patera in her left hand and oinochoe in her right, inscribed KALE? KALOS, bearded frontal man, with himation, holding fillet, youth with chlamys, with scabbard and spear?, woman wearing peplos and holding striped staff, drapery and hand of figure; volute; Reverse, woman with himation over head, wearing diadem, inscribed KORE, Hermes, draped female with stripped staff, draped male, handle palmettes; Handle with palmette ornament

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-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