Terracotta fragment of a kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

Unknown

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

Interior, part of the face of a gorgoneion with a dot in between the eyebrows; Exterior, a pair of eyes and a nose; vines with bunches of grapes; at the juncture of the bowl and top of the stem, a red glazed ring; the outer edge of the foot is concave and unglazed; the resting surface is unglazed; the top half of the inside of the stem is unglazed; the lower half is glazed

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