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Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

mid-5th century BCE

Not on view

Interior, youth to right with a crown in added white, with his himation draped over his left shoulder; behind the youth, part of a laver?; Exterior, the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outer border is in reserve, followed by a wide black glaze band, a thin line of reserve, and a thin black glaze circle; a wide band of reserve is followed by a concave black glaze band bordered with chamfered edges; the center in reserve with two black glaze circles; the smaller, inner most circle has a dot in the middle

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Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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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

Accession Number: 2011.604.1.8488

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