Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
5th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Archaic/Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.1.1598
Art Historical Context
This exquisite terracotta fragment from a kylix, or shallow drinking cup, hails from 5th-century BCE Attic Greece, crafted by the skilled vase-painter Brygan during theic/Classical transition. Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Greek and Roman Art collection—graciously gifted by Distinguished Research Curator Dietrich von Bothmer in 2011—it showcases the refined pottery traditions of ancient Athens, where such vessels were everyday luxuries. Kylikes like this one were essential to the symposion, the male Greek social gathering centered on wine, conversation, and philosophy. Brygan's wor...