Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, back of head of wreathed figure; part of an inscription, [KA]LOS; Exterior, bearded man with a fillet tied around his head, reclining on the ground, with his right arm extended, and his left hand holding a kylix; in the field, a casket; filleted youth, seated on the ground, with his bent right leg draped with a himation, his right hand on top of his head, and his left hand holding a skyphos; wreathed aulos player reclining on the ground, with a himation draped around his waist and legs, leaning against a cushion; draped knee of a fourth reclining symposiast; complete handle with part of handle patch; below rim, four letters of an inscription
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Cage Painter [DvB]
- Period: Late Archaic
- Date: 490–480 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: 2011.604.1.6459
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Cage Painter
ca. 480 BCE
Cage Painter
490–480 BCE
Cage Painter
490–480 BCE
Cage Painter
490–480 BCE
Cage Painter
490–480 BCE
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