Detail of a Terracotta Kylix Attributed to the Brygos Painter in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2017

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Brygos Painter

Period:Classical

Date:ca. 480–470 B.C.

Culture:Greek, Attic

Medium:Terracotta; red-figure

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.

Text from: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251129