Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to Makron
500–480 BCE
Not on view
Exterior, rim fragment with the head, neck, and part of upper frontal torso of a filleted youth with a himation; a second rim fragment depicts the filleted head of a youth with his himation pulled around his head and shoulders; a third rim fragment shows the back of the head, neck, right shoulder, upper right arm, and part of torso of a filleted youth with a himation draped around his left shoulder and back; a fourth rim fragment has part of a himation, a fifth fragment has part of the lower back of a male

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to Makron [DvB]
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: 500–480 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: 2011.604.1.7257a–e
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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