Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, meander and cross squares; Exterior of the rim fragment, at the far left, part of the bent arm of a male?; youth, looking up, holding a red fillet in both hands; part of a circumscribed palmette; start of handle root; a second fragment has part of the belly, forelegs, and chest of a horse to right, and the cloak of a Thracian rider; a third fragment depicts part of the belly and foreleg of a horse to right, and the cloak from a Thracian rider; a fourth fragment shows two legs of a horse and the cloak from a Thracian rider; a fifth fragment shows neck and chest of horse with reins and the hindquarters and tail of a horse to right; a sixth fragment depicts the extended arm of a draped figure with a stick?; a seventh fragment, which is the smallest, has an unidentified subject
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 500–480 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: 2011.604.1.7069a–g
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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