Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to Hermonax
470–460 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Exterior, head, part of upper torso in profile to right, and bent raised right arm of filleted, draped youth holding a staff in his left hand; bit of hair, nose, mouth, frontal torso, right shoulder, and bent right arm of bearded man

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to Hermonax [DvB]
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: 470–460 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: 2011.604.1.7450
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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