Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, youth to right, wearing a baldric, with his himation draped over extended left arm, holding a sword in his right hand; Exterior, torus foot, with a glazed resting surface ; the inner wall of the foot is also glazed; the underside of the foot has a band of reserve on the outer edge, followed by a wide band of black glaze; a thin band of reserve and black glaze frames the inner circle which is reserved; in the center there is a small black glaze 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