Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Cage Painter

490–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, back of head of wreathed figure; part of an inscription, [KA]LOS; Exterior, bearded man with a fillet tied around his head, reclining on the ground, with his right arm extended, and his left hand holding a kylix; in the field, a casket; filleted youth, seated on the ground, with his bent right leg draped with a himation, his right hand on top of his head, and his left hand holding a skyphos; wreathed aulos player reclining on the ground, with a himation draped around his waist and legs, leaning against a cushion; draped knee of a fourth reclining symposiast; complete handle with part of handle patch; below rim, four letters of an inscription

Artist

Cage Painter

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