Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) 530 BC

This fragment of a kylix, a type of drinking cup, is a terracotta artwork created by the Athenian potter Makron in 530 BC. The black-figure painting on the fragment shows a figure playing an aulos, a type of double-reed pipe, while a second figure appears to be seated nearby. This piece, now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is a significant example of ancient Greek pottery and provides insight into the musical traditions of the time. The black-figure technique, prevalent in Athenian vase painting during the Archaic period, involved drawing figures with black slip on a red clay background.