Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

second quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, on exergue, nude youth to right, holding a spear in his left hand; nude youth to left, with his right arm extended in front of him, and his left hand on his hip; Exterior, profiled ring foot; the resting surface is reserved and the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles, alternating with reserve and black bands; the inner band is concave and bordered by chamfered edges, and there is a thin black glaze circle in the center, with a dot

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 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