Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Painter of London E 777

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, seated, winged youth (Eros?), with his left hand resting on the back corner of the block seat, with a bird on his right hand; Obverse, winged youth to right with his arms extended in front of him; legs of a male to right; Reverse, legs of a winged youth, in flight; legs and a part of the chlamys of a male to right; separating the obverse and reverse, palmettes with tendrils

Artist

Painter of London E 777

Date

mid-5th 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