Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, goal post; filleted youth to right, with his torso in three-quarter view, and his left arm extended, with his himation draped over his forearm and hand, holding a javelin in his right hand; Exterior, left handle attachment and right half of handle; profiled ring foot; resting surface is reserved and the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the floor is decorated with concentric circles, with two broad bands, the first in reserve, the second in black glaze, followed by a narrow band of reserve, and a thin black glaze ring; in the center, a black glaze circle with a dot in the middle
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: 2011.604.1.8450
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
3rd or 4th century BCE (?)
Attributed to Elbows Out
ca. 550–525 BCE
ca. 7th century BCE
On loan to The Met
Attributed to the Triptolemos Painter
ca. 490–470 BCE
Greek or Italic
4th–1st century BCE
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