Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, nude athlete to right, holding a stick in his left hand; behind him, a goal post; above, an aryballos; Exterior, torus foot, with resting surface unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor has a thin band of reserve on the outermost edge, followed by a wide band of black glaze; in the center there is a thin band of reserve, followed by a thin band of black glaze; the center is reserved, and in the middle there is a small circle with a dot in the center

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