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

Attributed to Pheidippos
525–510 BCE
Not on view
Exterior, fronds of palmette; part of eye with oculus consisting of black, white, and black bands; lower part of eye with tear duct and oculus consisting of black, white, and black bands

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  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to Pheidippos [DvB]
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: 525–510 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure or bilingual
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.1.5749a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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