Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Obverse, filleted boxer to right, with his left arm extended towards, the ground, wearing a boxing glove; the area below his right eye is swollen; winged woman to left, wearing a sakkos and peplos, with her arms extended in front of her, holding a fillet in her hands; to the right of the boxer's head, one letter of an inscription, L; Reverse, woman wearing a peplos and sakkos with her arms extended, holding a fillet in both hands; wreathed boxer bending towards the ground; the area below his left eye is swollen; in between both figures, in the field, a sponge and aryballos; behind the boxer, a goal post; below the rim, to the right of the sponge and aryballos, part of a two line inscription, on the top, K[A]L[OS]; below, HO PA[I]S
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (14.8 × 19.1 cm)
Diam. of base: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.2.1251
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Signed by Hieron as potter
ca. 480 BCE
4th quarter of the 6th century BCE
4th century BCE
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
late 6th century BCE
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