Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) 530 BC

This fragment of a terracotta kylix, a type of drinking cup, was created by the Athenian potter Oltos in 530 BC. The kylix, with its characteristic shallow bowl and two handles, was a common vessel used in ancient Greece for drinking wine. The fragment's red-figure decoration, a style that uses black glaze for the background and red for the figures, depicts a scene that is unfortunately incomplete. The kylix is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.