Detail of a Terracotta Kylix Attributed to the Brygos Painter in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Brygos Painter

Period: Classical

Date: ca. 480–470 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm) diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921

Accession Number: 21.88.150

Description:

Interior, komast (reveler)

A young komast with a himation (cloak), a wreath, and a fillet (band) tied around his brow walks with a skyphos-like cup towards a large column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). His head is thrown back, and his mouth is open as if he is singing.


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