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Ancient Terracotta Fragments

Pieces of ancient Greek drinking cups showing intricate designs and figures from the Archaic to Classical periods.

Attic Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment. Unknown
Attic Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment. Unknown
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Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Fifteen black glazed rim fragments from kylikes. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesTerracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Twelve rim fragments with bit of handle patch. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 683375Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Krater () Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) mid-5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Exterior, head of youth to right with himation draped over left shoulder, holding a stick; two fragments with heads of youths to right; head of youth to left with himation draped over left shoulder; back of head with hair at nape of neck, upper torso, and right shoulder; two fragments with remains of draped figures with sticks; draped figure and volute; drapery; left half and top of handle, tendril; two fragments with unidentified subjects. Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) 668446Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Seven black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesAttic Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Cup Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Cup Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of mastoids (drinking cups with narrow base) or kyathoi (cup-shaped ladles) late 6th/early 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Six sheared black glaze fragments. Terracotta fragments of mastoids (drinking cups with narrow base) or kyathoi (cup-shaped ladles). Greek, Attic. late 6th/early 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. VasesTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Left halves of six kylix handles with part of wall of cup; four have handle patch. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Archaic /Classical. VasesTerracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Three rim fragments with bit of handle attachment. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 683387Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'. Shatou porcelain. bone china (material) Sint-HelenaTerracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Five black glazed rim fragments from kylikes. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownSack with various shards of stoneware from V.O.C.-ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 Bag with various shards of stoneware from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'. stoneware Sint-HelenaAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Eighteen black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesTerracotta fragments of bell-kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water) second half of the 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Five black glaze fragments from bell-kraters. Terracotta fragments of bell-kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water). Greek, Attic. second half of the 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. VasesAttic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Trefoil Olpe Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Olpe Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragment of a krater (deep bowl) mid-4th century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Apulian Part of a tree or a club; goal post; lower drapery of a figure to right. Terracotta fragment of a krater (deep bowl). Greek, South Italian, Apulian. mid-4th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. VasesTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Eighteen fragments with reserve line on exterior of cup from DvB 22.3. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 670400Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Five black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesShards of earthenware from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 Shards glazed red-baking earthenware from V.O.C.-ship the 'Witte Leeuw'. earthenware. glaze Sint-HelenaAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment. Unknown about 550 - 500 B.C.Italic Vase Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Twenty black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Two miscellaneous fragments of feet type B; one fragment is misfired. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 678383Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Fifteen black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownFurniture element ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Furniture element 329701Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Four fragments of kylix feet with concave edge. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 678396Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Seven black glazed rim fragments from kylikes. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesShards of wine bottles from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 Typologically not identifiable, belly, fragment. Netherlands . SecondShards of Martavanen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 Shards of Martavanen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'. southeast Asia porcelain Sint-HelenaTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Fourteen black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesTerracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) late 6th century/early 5th century Greek, Attic Interior, part of an inscription, LS; Exterior, parts of two circumscribed palmettes; lower body of a warrior with greaves, wearing a chitoniskos, holding a round shield; parts of two palmettes and tendrils. Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. late 6th century/early 5th century. Terracotta; red-figure. Archaic. VasesAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar) 520-510 B.C. Greek, Attic One fragment depicts, the back of the head, neck, left shoulder, and part of the upper left arm of a draped woman to left with a fillet; head, neck, shoulder, part of upper arm, and torso of a youth looking over his right shoulder; a second fragment has the legs of a male to right; a third fragment shows, the calves of a warrior to left, with greaves; a fourth fragment has part of the border of the panel. Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. 520-510 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. VasesTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Five parts of the stems of kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 678552Attic Red-Figure Owl Skyphos Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Owl Skyphos Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. Douris (Greek (Attic), active 500 - 460 B.C.)Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Five parts of kylix handles, left half, with crosspiece. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 676767Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Cup or Skyphos Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Cup or Skyphos Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Cup or Skyphos Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Twenty-five black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Three parts of feet type C. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 678505Shards of Martavanen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Anonymous, Before 1613 Shards of Martavanen from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw'. Martaban (possibly) stoneware. porcelain Sint-HelenaAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownFragment, 1127-1279, H.1-5/8 x W.1-1/8 in, glazed pottery, China, 12th-13th centuryFragment of Plate, 1127-1279, H.1-7/8 x W.2 in., pottery, China, 12th-13th centuryFragment, 1127-1279, H.2 x W.1-1/2 in., glazed pottery, China, 12th-13th centuryTerracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) second quarter of the 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Nine kylix fragments with palmette ornament from 10.3. Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) 667652Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Five black glazed fragments from kylikes. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesAttic Black-Figure Cup Fragment. UnknownTerracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup) 480-470 B.C. Attributed to the Painter of the Paris Gigantomachy Interior, top of the head of a youth to right; Exterior, the largest rim fragment depicts the head and upper torso of a youth with his himation draped around his upper left arm and lower body, leaning on a stick, with an unidentified object in his left hand; youth leaning back, looking over his right shoulder, holding a javelin in both hands; in the field, an aryballos, sponge, and strigil; youth bending to left, with his himation draped over his left shoulder, and across his back, and lower body, leaning on a stick under his left arm, with his right hand on his hip; behind the lower legs of the two males on the right, a pick; at the far right, part of an ancient repair is visible; a second rim fragment depicts the lower drapery of a male; in the field, an aryballos and a strigil; two javelins; part of a handle with the handle patch; a third rim fragment depicts two javelins;Miniature bronze greave 5th century B.C. Etruscan Miniature bronze replica of a greave.. Miniature bronze greave 257700Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship De 'Witte Leeuw', Before 1613 plate (dishes) Shards of a sign from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw'. porcelain. bone china (material) Sint-HelenaVeiled Woman 9th-10th century Colored with blue, yellow, black and traces of red, this fragment from a wall painting was excavated from the mound at Nishapur known as Sabz Pushan (the Green Covered). The excavations at Sabz Pushan revealed part of a residential neighborhood dating to the tenth century. This and several similar fragments were found deposited in the bottom of a well dug into the floor of what was likely a domestic unit after having been chipped off a wall and discarded, so their original location is not known. Several are now housed in the Metropolitan Museum, and include 38.40.267, 38.40.268, 38.40.269 and 38.40.271.. Veiled Woman 449475Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408, comprised of 3 Joined Fragments). UnknownTerracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Five rim fragments with band of black glaze, part of handle patch and bit of handle attachment. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes(drinking cups) 683382Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Right halves of five kylix handles. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 676753Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar) second quarter of the 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Part of the lower body of an amphora; band of red glaze; below, a band of rays; foot is sheared off. Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. second quarter of the 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. VasesAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownRed-Figure Volute Krater Fragment (part of 77.AE.11). Kleophrades Painter (Greek (Attic), active 505 - 475 B.C.)Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment. UnknownAttic Black-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownFurniture element ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Furniture element 329706Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Exterior, four miscellaneous fragments with unidentified subjects from DvB 26.7. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 683697Attic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Hydria Fragment. Berlin Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 500 - about 460 B.C.)Terracotta fragment of an undetermined open shape mid-6th century B.C. Greek, Chalcidian Tail feather of a siren to right; below, a running dog pattern in between two thick red glazed lines; below, ornament. Terracotta fragment of an undetermined open shape. Greek, Chalcidian. mid-6th century B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. VasesTerracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 6th/5th centuries B.C. Greek, Attic Ten black glazed rim fragments from kylikes. Terracotta rim fragments of kylikes (drinking cups). Greek, Attic. 6th/5th centuries B.C.. Terracotta; black glaze. Archaic/Classical. VasesTerracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 5th century Greek, Attic Seven fragments with framing borders from DvB 18.7. Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups) 669534Attic Red-Figure Vase Fragment. UnknownAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. UnknownQuadruped, before 1500, 1 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 in. (2.54 x 9.21 x 1.27 cm), Ivory, United States, 15th centuryBird, before 1500, 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 9/16 in. (1.27 x 3.49 x 1.43 cm), Ivory, United States, 15th centuryBird, before 1500, 1 x 1 5/16 x 1 in. (2.54 x 3.33 x 2.54 cm), Ivory, United States, 15th centuryBird, before 1500, 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. (1.27 x 3.49 x 1.59 cm), Ivory, United States, 15th centuryBird, before 1500, 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. (1.27 x 3.18 x 0.95 cm), Ivory, United States, 15th centuryQuadruped, before 1500, 2 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. (5.08 x 18.26 x 5.4 cm), Wood, United States, 15th centuryAttic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. UnknownFragments with winged lions in roundels, 899-1160 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Iran, Buyid or Seljuk period. Silk: taqueté; overall: 47 x 26.7 cm (18 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.).