Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, draped woman, with her hair tied up with a fillet, holding a kalathos in her left hand; on the ground in front of her, a kalathos; Obverse, on the ground, a kalathos; in the field, wax tablets; draped youth, leaning on a stick, with his left arm bent, holding a an unidentified object, and his extended right arm holding a stylus; in the field, a mirror; woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, sitting on a stool, spinning wool, in front of her a kalathos with wool; in the field, a sakkos; draped, bearded aulos player, leaning on a knobby stick; Reverse, stool; draped woman wearing a chiton and himation; in field, sakkos; on the ground, a kalathos; woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, sitting on a stool, with her head looking over her right shoulder, holding a kalathos in her extended left arm; in field, sakkos
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Briseis Painter [DvB]
- Period: Early Classical
- Date: 480–470 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: 2011.604.1.6622
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Briseis Painter
ca. 480–470 BCE
Briseis Painter
490–470 BCE
Briseis Painter
490–470 BCE
Briseis Painter
480–470 BCE
Briseis Painter
480–470 BCE
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