Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

460–450 BCE
Not on view
Interior, right hand holding a staff?; upper body of a draped male to left; Exterior, part of foot; the inside wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outermost edge is black glaze, followed by a band of reserve, a black glaze circle, and a wide band of reserve, which is bordered by a black glazed chamfered edge

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Object Information
  • 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: 2011.604.1.8479
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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