Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Naukratis Painter

565–560 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, bit of the left eyebrow, eye, left ear, face, neck, and left shoulder of a sphinx or siren?; a second fragment has part of a floral ornament; Exterior of the larger fragment, part of a red glazed band; below, rays; exterior of the smaller fragment, bit of a black glazed line; part of a red glazed band; rays

Artist

Naukratis Painter

Date

565–560 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Laconian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011