Terracotta one-handled drinking cup 550 BC

This 6th century BC terracotta drinking cup, or kylix, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City features a black-figure style painting of two figures. The figures are rendered in silhouette with details carved into the black clay. They are engaged in an athletic contest, possibly wrestling or a form of ancient Greek combat. The use of black figure on the red clay, known as "black-figure pottery," was a popular artistic style in ancient Greece, especially in the Archaic period (circa 750-500 BC). These vessels were commonly used for mixing wine and water for consumption at symposia, social gatherings in ancient Greece.