Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Epiktetos

520–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, head, looking over right shoulder, part of upper torso, and calf of draped male holding an oinochoe in his right hand; part of an inscription, [EPO]ISEN; Exterior, left hand and lower legs of figure to right; woman wearing a sakkos, with head turned, looking over her right shoulder; ithyphallic male to right, and lower body of figure to left, with left leg raised; calf and foot of draped figure to right; hindquarters of a quadruped; left hand, buttocks, legs, and tail of satyr to left; lower legs of figure to right; the smallest fragment has the calf and foot of a figure to right and the foreleg and hoof of a horse to left

Artist

Epiktetos

Date

520–510 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