Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

520–500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Exterior, Herakles with lion skin and sword in scabbard, holding a spear in his right hand, and a Boeotian shield in his left; behind him, shield of a second warrior?; below rim, above the Boeotian shield, part of an inscription, [KAL]OS

Artist

Unknown

Date

520–500 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