Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, on exergue, part of the torso, genitals, and legs of a youth to right, with a himation and a stick; Exterior, profiled ring foot; the resting surface is unglazed; the inner wall is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated in concentric circles; the outer most band is in reserve, followed by a band of black glaze; a thin band of reserve, and a thin band of black glaze, border a wide band of reserve; the inner black glaze band is bordered by two chamfered edges; the center the circle is reserved, with a black glaze circle on the inside; in the center there is a smaller black glazed circle with 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