Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, draped figure to left standing in front of a flaming altar; one letter of an inscription, S?; Exterior, torus foot; resting surface is unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor has band of black glaze on the outermost edge, followed by a thin ring of reserve, and a thin band of black glaze, with the interior in reserve; in the center, a small black glaze circle with a dot in the middle; the underside of the floor has a graffito

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