Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, head, neck, part of upper torso, with extended left arm, and bit of lower drapery and foot of a filleted woman to right wearing a chiton, with her himation draped over her left shoulder and upper arm; head, neck, and shoulder of wreathed, bearded man to left; at the bottom left, leg of chair with cushion; between the heads of the man and woman, part of an inscription, EUAION KALOS; Exterior of the larger fragment, complete handle, below, palmettes and tendrils; large circumscribed palmette; draped woman with hair in a fillet holding a tray with eggs and nuts in her right hand, and gesturing with her left hand to the wreathed bearded man in front of her, who wears a himation, and holds a staff in his left hand; seated woman with her hair tied up in a fillet, wearing a chiton and himation; in the field hangs an alabastron; lower drapery and stick of a male to left; lower drapery and feet of a figure to left; part of an inscription, ARCHONEDES KA[LOS]; Exterior of the smaller fragment, complete handle with part of handle patch; below, palmettes and tendrils with lotus buds, and on the right, a large circumscribed palmette; seated woman wearing a sakkos, chiton, and himation, with her arms bent; one letter of an inscription; N
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: .a: 2 1/8 × 6 1/2 × 12 in. (5.4 × 16.5 × 30.5 cm)
.b: 1 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (4.4 × 16.5 × 18.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.1.7669a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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