Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Unknown

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, legs and drapery of a youth to right; part of a draped youth with a knobby stick; Reverse, lower drapery and feet of a youth to right; lower drapery and feet of a youth with a knobby stick; in between the obverse and reverse, large circumscribed palmettes with tendrils and lotus buds; the outer edge of the foot is glazed; the resting surface of the foot is unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the foot has miltos

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-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