Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, filleted boxer to right, with his left arm extended towards, the ground, wearing a boxing glove; the area below his right eye is swollen; winged woman to left, wearing a sakkos and peplos, with her arms extended in front of her, holding a fillet in her hands; to the right of the boxer's head, one letter of an inscription, L; Reverse, woman wearing a peplos and sakkos with her arms extended, holding a fillet in both hands; wreathed boxer bending towards the ground; the area below his left eye is swollen; in between both figures, in the field, a sponge and aryballos; behind the boxer, a goal post; below the rim, to the right of the sponge and aryballos, part of a two line inscription, on the top, K[A]L[OS]; below, HO PA[I]S

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