Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, nude youth to right with a himation draped around his left arm, holding a lyre in his hand; right arm, and leg of a figure, with the right hand holding an oinochoe; Exterior, profiled ring foot; resting surface is unglazed; the inner wall is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated in concentric circles; the outer most edge is in reserve, followed by a thin band of black glaze, and another band of reserve; a thin black glaze borders the center which is in reserve; an inner band towards the center is concave and bordered by chamfered edges; one letter of a graffito, A

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