Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to Epiktetos
520–510 BCE
Not on view
Interior, head, looking over right shoulder, part of upper torso, and calf of draped male holding an oinochoe in his right hand; part of an inscription, [EPO]ISEN; Exterior, left hand and lower legs of figure to right; woman wearing a sakkos, with head turned, looking over her right shoulder; ithyphallic male to right, and lower body of figure to left, with left leg raised; calf and foot of draped figure to right; hindquarters of a quadruped; left hand, buttocks, legs, and tail of satyr to left; lower legs of figure to right; the smallest fragment has the calf and foot of a figure to right and the foreleg and hoof of a horse to left

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to Epiktetos [DvB]
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: 520–510 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.1.5930a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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