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Terracotta fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup)

460–450 BCE

Not on view

Interior, seated woman to right, wearing a chiton and himation, with her right arm extended in front of her; woman to right, wearing a chiton and himation, looking over her right shoulder, with her arms extended, holding a tendril with a lotus bud in her right hand; Exterior, profiled ring foot; resting surface and inner wall of foot are glazed; decoration of the underside of the floor in the form of concentric circles, alternating with reserve and black bands; the inner black glaze band is convex and bordered by chamfered edges; in the center, there is a thin black glaze circle with 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: 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

Accession Number: 2011.604.1.8451

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