Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups)
Unknown Artist
6th/5th centuries 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
2011.604.3.2233a, b
Art Historical Context
These delicate terracotta rim fragments fromikes—shallow drinking cups popular in ancient Greece—offer a glimpse into the vibrant world of Archaic Attic society around the 6th to 5th centuries BCE.ed in Attica, the heartland of classical Greek pottery, these pieces were essential for symposia, the sophisticated male drinking parties where philosophy, poetry, and politics flowed alongside wine. Though incomplete, the rims hint at the elegant, wide-mouthed form of kylikes, often designed to rest on specially made stands during feasts. Terracotta, fired clay abundant in the region, was the mediu...