Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Makron

500–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, head and upper torso of a wreathed, bearded man to right with his himation draped over his left shoulder and around his lower body and left arm; in his hands is a red fillet, and against his chest, the top of a staff; Exterior, heel and part of foot of male to left; himation and feet of a male to right; the smallest fragment depicts a pair of shod feet of a male to right; the rim fragment depicts the tip of the beard, neck, and shoulders and part of the upper torso of a male with his himation draped over his left shoulder and left forearm, holding a fillet with both hands; an ancient repair is visible; on the longest fragment, knobby stick; genitals and legs of a male with two red branches; part of the lower body of a draped male with shod feet, holding a red fillet?

Artist

Makron

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