Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Unknown

500–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, filleted youth to right, with a himation, leaning on a knobby stick, with his right arm extended; bearded man to left, seen in three-quarter view from the back, leaning on a knobby stick, with his himation draped around his lower back and legs; to the right of the filleted youth's head, one letter of an inscription, A; Reverse, filleted youth to left, wearing a himation, with his left arm bent, and his right hand touching the top of his head, holding a staff in his left hand; above the filleted youth's head, part of an inscription, [HO PAI]S KAL[OS]

Artist

Unknown

Date

500–480 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