Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)

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500–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup) — Unknown

Youth to right, with a red fillet tied around his head, with his himation draped over his left shoulder, with a staff held between his right shoulder and upper left arm; his right arm is bent, and his hand is holding the end of the red fillet, holding a lyre in his right hand; part of an inscription; to the left of the youth's head, …EL oe EG…; to the right of the lyre, LEON?; EOS

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

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