Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Tarquinia Painter

470–460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, part of a draped symposiast reclining on a kline; behind the kline, resting against the wall, a knobby stick; Exterior of the largest fragment, symposiast with himation draped around upper left arm, elbow, waist, and legs, reclining on the ground, resting his back against two striped cushions; left hand and arm and part of torso of a second draped, reclining symposiast, holding a rhyton? in his left hand; a second fragment shows the head, neck, left shoulder, and frontal torso of a filleted symposiast reclining against a striped cushion; to the right, part of a draped symposiast; a third fragment depicts the back of the head, a bit of hair, chin, neck, right shoulder, extended right arm, frontal torso, and draped knee of a reclining symposiast; in the field, part of a lyre?; the fourth fragment shows part of the neck, right shoulder, part of the extended right arm, and frontal torso of a reclining symposiast; the fifth fragment shows knees or legs under drapery

Artist

Tarquinia Painter

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