Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, the tondo border consists of a band of tongues, alternating with black and red; Exterior, part of the right foot of a male to left on a Hippalectryon (which is not preserved); lower body, tail, and hind legs of a Hippalectryon to left, with a rider, whose left calf and foot are preserved; below, head, neck, shoulders, bent right arm, and part of the upper torso of a fallen; warrior, wearing a helmet and chitoniskos; below, three black glazed lines; a band of two rows of short strokes; three black glazed lines; tips of rays

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