Terracotta fragments of a kylix: Band cup (drinking cup)

Unknown

third quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, reserved tondo with a black glaze circle in the center, which has a dot in the middle; Obverse, in between two palmettes, two helmeted warriors with shields and spears, fighting; complete handle; Reverse, part of a palmette with a tendril; calf and foot of a warrior to right, with a spear; a second fragment has part of the stem and foot of the kylix; the resting surface of the foot is unglazed

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter of the 6th 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