Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

second quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, toes? part of a laver on two steps; Exterior, draped woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, holding a spear in her right hand and a round shield in her left; in the field, an unidentified object (a greave?); youth bending to right, wearing a chitoniskos, holding the upper part of his tunic with his teeth while he ties his belt; youth bending to left, leaning on a knobby stick, with his himation wrapped around his back and lower body, and gathered in his bent left arm, with his right arm extended, holding a helmet in his hand

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 5th century 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