Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

470–460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, athlete holding a javelin with both hands; behind the right hand of the athlete, a second javelin; goal post; Exterior, tendrils from a handle palmette; goal post; athlete to right, holding jumping weights in both hands; athlete to right, with frontal torso, holding jumping weights in both hands; right hand of an athlete to left, holding a jumping weight

Artist

Unknown

Date

470–460 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