Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, youth to right with a crown in added white, with his himation draped over his left shoulder; behind the youth, part of a laver?; Exterior, the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outer border is in reserve, followed by a wide black glaze band, a thin line of reserve, and a thin black glaze circle; a wide band of reserve is followed by a concave black glaze band bordered with chamfered edges; the center in reserve with two black glaze circles; the smaller, inner most circle has a dot in the middle

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