Object Image

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown Artist
Exterior, upper torso of draped maenad, with left arm extended under himation, and top of thyrsos

Credit: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011 ...
Read more
Second quarter of the 5th century B.C.
Terracotta; red-figure
2011.604.1.4615
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

Where you'll find this

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection

Dive in

MET artwork detailsVisit https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/696184

You might also like

Offering Procession of the Empress as Donor with Her Court
Offering Procession of the Empress as Donor with Her Court
Portrait de Gabrielle (actrice au théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens)
Portrait de Gabrielle (actrice au théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens)
The Temple of the Gods
The Temple of the Gods
[1] Saint-Pierre before the catastrophe of 1902
[1] Saint-Pierre before the catastrophe of 1902

Related tours

Tour: Highlights of The Met, 1h
Highlights of The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1h