Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

460–450 BCE
Not on view
Interior, at the left, a laver; above, a strigil; bent arm and part of torso of a draped youth to right; Exterior, profiled ring foot; the resting surface of the foot is unglazed; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated in concentric circles; the outermost band is in reserve, followed by a wide band of black glaze; a thin band of reserve and a thin band of black glaze borders the center which is in reserve, and has a black circle in the middle with a dot in the center

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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: 2011.604.1.8615
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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