Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, goal post; filleted youth to right, with his torso in three-quarter view, and his left arm extended, with his himation draped over his forearm and hand, holding a javelin in his right hand; Exterior, left handle attachment and right half of handle; profiled ring foot; resting surface is reserved and the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles, with two broad bands, the first in reserve, the second in black glaze, followed by a narrow band of reserve, and a thin black glaze ring; in the center, a black glaze circle with a dot in the middle

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