Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

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late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Exterior, the largest fragment has the head, chest, and forelegs of a mule to right; vines with bunches of grapes; bearded man, seated on a stool, wearing a himation, looking back over his right shoulder; a second fragment has the right leg of a male, on a mule to right; vines with bunches of grapes; a third fragment has the feet and tail of a quadruped to left; the start of the handle root; a vine with a bunch of grapes; bit of drapery from a figure seated on a stool (the leg of the stool is preserved)

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th/early 5th centuries 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