Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue; bearded man with shod feet, and his himation draped over his left shoulder, mounting the draped woman to right, who wears a chiton and himation; Exterior, vertical chevron ornament; profiled ring foot with unglazed resting surface; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outer edge is in reserve, followed by a wide band of black glaze, and a wide band in reserve; towards the center, there is a concave black glaze band, bordered by chamfered edges; the middle is in reserve with two black glazed circles, the smaller circle in the center has a dot in the middle

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