Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

490–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, beard and part of upper torso of man who is vomiting; Exterior, one rim fragment shows the head, neck, and part of the upper torso of a bearded, filleted man, seated on a chair, with his himation draped over his left shoulder and the front of his chest; head, upper torso, and buttocks of a filleted youth to right, with his left arm behind him and his right arm bent; at the bottom right, an unidentified object; in between them a kylix hangs on the wall; a second rim fragment has part of a kylix hanging on the wall; a third rim fragment shows a lekythos or olpe hanging on the wall; a fourth fragment has part of a draped figure and fingers?; a fifth fragment has black glaze

Artist

Unknown

Date

490–480 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