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

Unknown

525–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, reserved circle with a small black glaze in the center, with a dot in the middle; Obverse, pair of eyes, each with a red and black oculus, with an incised dot in the center for a pupil; in between the eyes, a helmeted warrior to right, wearing a helmet, corselet, and chitoniskos, with a spear in his right hand, and a shield in his left; under each handle, an pendant lotus; Reverse, part of a pair of eyes, each with a red and black oculus, with an incised dot in the center for a pupil; in between the eyes, the lower legs of a warrior to right, wearing a chitoniskos, with a shield and spear

Artist

Unknown

Date

525–510 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