Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

520–500 BCE

Not on view

Interior of larger fragment, part of line border of tondo; Exterior of larger fragment, head, part of upper torso, and left shoulder of a boxer with his left bound arm raised; chin, upper body and thighs of a boxer seated with his legs pulled under him; the smaller fragment has parts of two figures, with the frontal knee and thigh and bound left arm of a boxer

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Artist: Attributed to Thorvaldsen Group
Period: Archaic
Date: 520–500 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: 2011.604.1.6228a, b
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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