Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

second quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, filleted youth wearing a himation with left arm extended toward the filleted, draped youth standing in front of him; in between them, in the field, a sponge and aryballos; Obverse, three handle palmettes and tendrils; filleted youth, wearing a himation, seated on a rock, holding a staff in his left hand; filleted youth wearing a himation, holding a stick in his right hand; in the field, an aryballos; filleted youth to left, wearing a himation, and holding a stick; Obverse, two handle palmettes and tendrils; drapery and feet of male to right, with a stick or staff; draped youth to left; filleted youth wearing a himation with his left hand holding a staff, and his right arm extended towards the ground; a separate rim fragment has part of a tendril and palmette

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 5th century 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