Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, head, neck, and part of frontal torso, with himation draped over the left shoulder and arm of a symposiast reclining on a kline with cushions; Exterior, profiled ring base; the resting surface is unglazed and the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outermost edge is in reserve, followed by a band of black glaze, a thin line of reserve, and a thin black glaze circle; the center is in reserve

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