Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, draped youth to left, holding a knobby stick in his right hand; in the field, a pair of sandals; Obverse, Theseus with a sword, with his left arm extended, crouching in front of the Marathonian Bull; in the background, a tree; complete handle, with handle patch preserved to rim; below, two addorsed palmettes and tendrils; Reverse, right leg and foot and toes of left foot of a male to right; above, part of a quiver and bow?

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