Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Unknown Artist
500–480 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
2011.604.1.5672a, b
Art Historical Context
These terracotta fragments from a kylix, or shallow drinking cup, hail from Attic Greece during the late Archaic period (500–480 BCE), time when Athens was blossoming as a cultural powerhouse. Produced in workshops near the city, such vases were everyday essentials elevated to art through skilled craftsmanship. This piece, gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1 by renowned curator Dietrich von Bothmer, a glimpse into the vibrant world of ancient Greek pottery, where form met function in vessels used for wine at symposia—lively social gatherings blending conversation, poetry, and revelry...