Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, draped figure to left standing in front of a flaming altar; one letter of an inscription, S?; Exterior, torus foot; resting surface is unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor has band of black glaze on the outermost edge, followed by a thin ring of reserve, and a thin band of black glaze, with the interior in reserve; in the center, a small black glaze circle with a dot in the middle; the underside of the floor has a graffito
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 460–450 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: 2011.604.1.8463
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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