Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
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
Artwork Details
- 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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