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

Unknown

mid-6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The largest fragment has below the rim, head, part of the upper frontal torso, and bent right arm and hand of a bearded man capering to right; hanging in the field, garments; bearded man capering to left; palmette with black and red fronds and white dots around the heart; part of the handle; the smallest fragment has, below the rim, a dancing, bearded man to right, with his right arm bent, and his hand at his waist, and his left arm bent, with his hand in front of him; hanging in the field, sandals?; bent right arm, buttocks, and part of the bent legs of a second dancing male to right

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-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