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Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE
Not on view
Exterior, the largest fragment has the head, chest, and forelegs of a mule to right; vines with bunches of grapes; bearded man, seated on a stool, wearing a himation, looking back over his right shoulder; a second fragment has the right leg of a male, on a mule to right; vines with bunches of grapes; a third fragment has the feet and tail of a quadruped to left; the start of the handle root; a vine with a bunch of grapes; bit of drapery from a figure seated on a stool (the leg of the stool is preserved)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.3.2541a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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