Terracotta fragment of a stemless cup

Unknown

460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, seated youth to right, wearing a pilos and a corselet, with a baldric, and a scabbard; Exterior, tendrils and leaves from ornament; profiled ring foot with a glazed outer edge; the resting surface and the inner wall of the foot are glazed; the underside of the cup has concentric circles, starting with a thick band of black glaze, followed by a thick band of reserve; the center circular area is glazed

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