Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, at the left, a laver; above, a strigil; bent arm and part of torso of a draped youth to right; Exterior, profiled ring foot; the resting surface of the foot is unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated in concentric circles; the outermost band is in reserve, followed by a wide band of black glaze; a thin band of reserve and a thin band of black glaze borders the center which is in reserve, and has a black circle in the middle 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