Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, wreathed youth with a himation draped over his left shoulder and on the left side of his body, holding a javelin in each hand; behind him, in the field, a javelin; part of an inscription, ...AI...; Obverse, ivy leaf, in the field, hanging on the wall, a fillet; bearded man bending to right, holding a fillet in between both his hands; head, looking left, and part of frontal torso of a youth with his left arm bent, and his hand on his hip, and his right arm bent, with his hand holding a fillet; goal post, with one letter of an inscription, S; wreathed draped youth, wearing a himation, holding a stylus or wand, in his left hand, and a stick in his right; on the ground a pick; in the field above, a diskos bag; part of ivy leaf and left corner of handle patch; palmette and tendril; Reverse, filleted youth, bending to right, holding a fillet in between his hands; on the ground, a rock; in the field above, a fillet; right forearm and hand, holding a fillet, and lower torso, genitals, and legs of a male to left; lower drapery and feet of a male with a stick; tendrils from a handle palmette; a separate rim fragment has the head, neck, and part of upper torso of a filleted man, looking to left

Artist

Unknown

Date

460–450 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