Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Apollodoros
500–490 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · 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
2011.604.1.6100
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Apollodoros
**Apollodoros** was an Attic vase-painter active in Athens around 500 BCE, during the formative years of the red-figure technique. He specialized in decorating drinking cups (kylikes), a format that allowed for intimate, detailed scenes often featuring mythological figures, athletes, or komos revelers. Like many of his contemporaries, he worked within the vibrant Athenian pottery workshops that su...