Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, woman seated on drapery to right, wearing a wreath and a band in her hair, as well as a thigh band and bracelets, holding a lyre in her left hand and a plektron in her right; on the ground, a bird; Exterior, profiled ring foot, with a glazed resting surface; the inner wall of the foot is also glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outer ring is in reserve, followed by a wide band of black glaze, a thin band of reserve, and a thin band of black glaze; the central circle is reserved and inside there is a small black glazed circle with a dot in the center

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-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