Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, chin, mouth, neck, upper torso, and part of thighs of a woman wearing a peplos, with her left arm bent and her hand holding an unidentified object?; Exterior, bit of the inner wall of the foot; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles; the outermost band is in reserve, bordered by a thin band of black glaze and a thin band of reserve; a wide band of black glaze, is followed by a thin band of reserve and a thin black glaze circle; the inner band is in reserve, bordered by a chamfered edge
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: 2011.604.1.8510
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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