Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

490–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, seated, wreathed male, with a himation wrapped around his waist and lower body, holding a knobby stick in his left hand, with his bent right arm behind him; in the field, a sponge and aryballos; part of an inscription; Obverse, head, neck, right greaved leg, and left pectoral muscle and arm of a helmeted warrior bending to right, with a round shield; lower body of a draped male to left; right hip, part of lower abdomen, genitals, and legs of youth to right; part of a round shield, seen from the inside; Reverse, head, neck, part of right shoulder, extended left arm, and lower legs of a helmeted warrior to right; on the ground, part of a round shield, seen in profile; legs of two males; part of a round shield, seen from the inside; start of handle root and bit of handle patch

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