Terracotta fragment of a stemless cup

Unknown

470–460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, head, neck, shoulders, bent left arm, and hand, and part of the upper torso of a wreathed, bearded man, seated?, looking to left; Exterior, ring foot has a glazed outer edge that is sheared off; the resting surface is also sheared off; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the cup has a reserved outer edge, followed by a thick band of black glaze, a band of reserve, a thin black glaze line, and a band of reserve

Artist

Unknown

Date

470–460 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