Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, chin, mouth, neck, upper torso, and part of thighs of a woman wearing a peplos, with her left arm bent and her hand holding an unidentified object?; Exterior, bit of the inner wall of the foot; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outermost band is in reserve, bordered by a thin band of black glaze and a thin band of reserve; a wide band of black glaze, is followed by a thin band of reserve and a thin black glaze circle; the inner band is in reserve, bordered by a chamfered edge

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