Terracotta fragments of a psykter (vase for cooling wine)

Unknown

520–500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

One fragment depicts part of the lower torso, genitals, right hip, left thigh, left elbow, forearm, and hand of a youth to right; tendrils and part of circumscribed palmette from ornament; the second fragment shows, the left hand of a figure holding a lyre and part of a circumscribed palmette, the start of the lug of the psykter, and four fronds of a palmette and tendrils; a third fragment has two fronds and tendrils; a fourth fragment has two fronds from a palmette

Artist

Unknown

Date

520–500 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