Object Image

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown Artist

Interior, part of the hair, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, and nose of a gorgoneion; Exterior, the underside of the tondo is reserved, with a black glazed circle in the center

Credit: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011

Third quarter of the 6th century B.C.
Terracotta; black-figure
2011.604.3.2613
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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