Terracotta fragments of a kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

Unknown

late 6th century/early 5th century · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, toes of right foot and part of greaved left calf of warrior; one letter of an inscription, A; Exterior of largest fragment, left foot and bent right leg of male; lower corner of eye with tear duct; rim fragment with bit of calf of male?; rim fragment with wreathed youth holding a staff in his right hand and a skyphos in his left; part of eye from eye-cup; part of an inscription, HO P[AIS KALOS]; fragment with genitals and bent legs of male to left, holding a diskos; on the diskos, four letters of an inscription, below the diskos, and above the left calf of male, one letter of an inscription, O; fragment with hand and bent knee of male; part of an inscription, PA[IS]; rim fragment with hair of figure

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th century/early 5th century

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