Eight fragments of a terracotta kylix, joining 12.231.2
ca. 500 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H.: 5 13/16 x 5 in. (14.7 x 12.7 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1971
Accession Number
1971.54
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling symposia of ancient Athens around 500 BCE, finely crafted kylikes like this terracotta drinking cup served as both functional vessels and showcases of artistic prowess. These eight fragments, joining the related piece 12.231.2, form part of a Late Archaic Attic kylix attributed to the renowned painter Onesimos and potter Euphronios. Masters of the revolutionary red-figure technique—where figures were left in the natural red clay against a glossy black background—these artists brought unprecedented anatomical detail and dynamic poses to vase painting, bridging the Archaic and Cl...