Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

mid-5th century BCE

Not on view

Interior, on exergue, woman seated on drapery to right, wearing a wreath and a band in her hair, as well as a thigh band and bracelets, holding a lyre in her left hand and a plektron in her right; on the ground, a bird; Exterior, profiled ring foot, with a glazed resting surface; the inner wall of the foot is also glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outer ring is in reserve, followed by a wide band of black glaze, a thin band of reserve, and a thin band of black glaze; the central circle is reserved and inside there is a small black glazed circle with a dot in the center

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Period: Classical
Date: mid-5th century 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: 2011.604.1.8455
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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