Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Telephos Painter

480–470 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, part of the shaft of a fluted column?; Exterior, on the largest rim fragment, youth with himation draped around his head and body, with his right arm bent, and his left arm extended, with a stick; part of a fluted column; start of handle root; below, kalathos; a second rim fragment depicts, at the left, an unidentified object; at the right, filleted, bearded man with his himation draped around his left shoulder, upper left arm, and lower body, leaning on a stick with his right arm bent and hand gesturing to the draped woman in front of him (the right forearm, hand, and part of the chiton of the woman is preserved); a third rim fragment shows, a draped youth leaning on a stick and the right arm and hand of a woman holding a mirror; a fourth fragment shows part of a draped figure to left; start of handle root and bit of handle patch; below, a stool with patterned drapery or a cushion

Artist

Telephos Painter

Date

480–470 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