Terracotta rim fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, the larger fragment has band of laurel leaves; in tondo, unidentified subject; the smaller fragment has a bit of the band of laurel leaves; Exterior, the larger fragment depicts part of a draped figure facing a male with a himation wrapped around his lower body, with his left elbow resting on a stick, and his right arm bent, with his hand resting on his hip; part of a circumscribed palmette; the smaller fragment has part of a circumscribed palmette on the exterior

Artist

Unknown

Date

460–440 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