Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Briseis Painter

480–470 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, draped woman, with her hair tied up with a fillet, holding a kalathos in her left hand; on the ground in front of her, a kalathos; Obverse, on the ground, a kalathos; in the field, wax tablets; draped youth, leaning on a stick, with his left arm bent, holding a an unidentified object, and his extended right arm holding a stylus; in the field, a mirror; woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, sitting on a stool, spinning wool, in front of her a kalathos with wool; in the field, a sakkos; draped, bearded aulos player, leaning on a knobby stick; Reverse, stool; draped woman wearing a chiton and himation; in field, sakkos; on the ground, a kalathos; woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, sitting on a stool, with her head looking over her right shoulder, holding a kalathos in her extended left arm; in field, sakkos

Artist

Briseis Painter

Date

480–470 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