Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

490–470 BCE
Not on view
Interior, head and part of upper torso of a filleted youth holding an animal? over his left shoulder; part of the upper body of a filleted youth wearing a himation, with his right hand raised, holding a staff with his left hand; Exterior, lower drapery of a figure to left; a rock; lower drapery and legs of a male with a knobby stick; lower drapery and legs of a second male; stick and bit of drapery of a third male

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
  • Period: Late Archaic/Early Classical
  • Date: 490–470 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: 2011.604.1.6729
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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