Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

490–470 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, lower torso, genitals, and legs of an athlete, with his right hand on his hip, holding a strigil in his left hand; part of the upper torso, genitals, buttocks, and legs of an athlete to left, holding a strigil in his right hand; goal post with himation draped over the top; Exterior, parts of two handle palmettes; the smaller fragment depicts part of the upper torso of a youth with his left hand on his hip; an athlete with shod feet, wearing a himation, holding a stick in his left hand and a strigil in his right; part of lower torso, buttocks, genitals, and legs of an athlete holding a strigil in his left hand

Artist

Unknown

Date

490–470 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