Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

Interior, youth riding a hippalektryon (a mythical combination of a horse and a rooster)

Late sixth-century vases connected with drinking occasionally have subjects that go beyond the familiar gorgons, griffins, or sphinxes. The hippalektryon belongs to this category. It is interesting to compare this piece to the fine early red-figure plate by Epiktetos showing a youth riding a rooster (The Bothmer Gallery II).

Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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