Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

500–490 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, filleted youth wearing a himation, holding a lyre in his left hand, facing a man wearing a himation and sandals, and holding a staff in his left hand; to the left of the filleted youth, in the field, net bag and strap of aryballos?; part of an inscription, [HO P]AIS KALO[S]; Obverse, three handle palmettes and tendrils; youth wearing a himation, holding a staff facing a bearded man, seen from the back, wearing a himation; in the field, a sponge and aryballos; youth wearing a himation with his right hand gesturing to the draped, bearded man in front of him, who holds a bag in his right hand, and a staff in his left; draped male with a lyre; draped male with a staff; Reverse, handle palmette and tendrils; lower body and bent right arm of a draped male holding a lyre in the right hand and his left arm under drapery; head, neck, and part of upper torso, in profile to left, and bent right arm, with hand holding staff of a filleted youth to left; male to right, wearing a himation; stick; lower legs and drapery of two males

Artist

Unknown

Date

500–490 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