Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
490–480 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
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
2011.604.1.5139
Art Historical Context
This terracotta fragment of a kylix, created by the Greek vase painter Onesimos around 490–480 BCE, offers a glimpse into the vibrant artistic world of Late Archaic Athens. As an Attic work from the Greek and Roman Art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it reflects the period’s transition toward more naturalistic human forms while still rooted in the stylized conventions of earlier black- and red-figure traditions. Onesimos, active in this dynamic era, contributed to the evolution of vase painting by emphasizing expressive figures and everyday scenes. A kylix served as a shallow dr...