Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in December 2023. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Interior, victorious athlete being crowned. Exterior, unexplained mythological subject.
The scene here takes place in the gymnasium, as indicated by the sponge, strigil (scraper), and aryballos (oil flask) on the wall. Athletes converse among themselves while older trainers are rewarding their young charges.
The scene here takes place in the gymnasium, as indicated by the sponge, strigil (scraper), and aryballos (oil flask) on the wall. Athletes converse among themselves while older trainers are rewarding their young charges.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments
- Artist: Signed by Hieron as potter
- Artist: Attributed to Makron
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 490 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: Diameter: 13 in. (33 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Lent by the Republic of Italy
- Object Number: L.2024.9.1.1–.44
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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