Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, left elbow and part of lower body of draped figure, woman with a chiton and a himation, holding an alabastron in her right hand, behind her, an altar, in between the two figures, chair with cushion; in field, cloth; Obverse, hand and lower body of draped figure, lower bodies of two figures wearing chitons and himatia; draped figure with stick, draped figure, likely a woman, holding an unidentified object in her left hand; Reverse, draped figure wearing a chiton and himation, handle palmette

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter 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