Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

500–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, meander and cross squares; Exterior of the rim fragment, at the far left, part of the bent arm of a male?; youth, looking up, holding a red fillet in both hands; part of a circumscribed palmette; start of handle root; a second fragment has part of the belly, forelegs, and chest of a horse to right, and the cloak of a Thracian rider; a third fragment depicts part of the belly and foreleg of a horse to right, and the cloak from a Thracian rider; a fourth fragment shows two legs of a horse and the cloak from a Thracian rider; a fifth fragment shows neck and chest of horse with reins and the hindquarters and tail of a horse to right; a sixth fragment depicts the extended arm of a draped figure with a stick?; a seventh fragment, which is the smallest, has an unidentified subject

Artist

Unknown

Date

500–480 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