Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, seated woman to right, wearing a chiton and himation, with her right arm extended in front of her; woman to right, wearing a chiton and himation, looking over her right shoulder, with her arms extended, holding a tendril with a lotus bud in her right hand; Exterior, profiled ring foot; resting surface and inner wall of foot are glazed; decoration of the underside of the floor in the form of concentric circles, alternating with reserve and black bands; the inner black glaze band is convex and bordered by chamfered edges; in the center, there is a thin 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