Terracotta fragment of a stemless cup

480–470 BCE

Not on view

Interior, head, shoulders, part of upper torso, and bent leg of a youth bending to right, with his arms extended and his hands inside of a laver; Exterior, the profiled ring foot has a glazed outer edge, with unglazed resting surface; the inner wall of the foot is glazed; the underside of the cup has a reserved outer edge, followed by a band of black glaze, a thin band of reserve and a thin black glaze circle; a wide band of reserve is bordered by a chamfered edge; in the center, there is a thick band of black glaze with a circle of reserve in the center, which has in the middle, a thin black glaze circle with a dot in the center

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragment of a stemless cup
Period: Early Classical
Date: 480–470 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: 2011.604.1.8729
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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