Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) 500 BC

This terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) is a piece of ancient Greek pottery dating back to 500 BC. The fragment is painted in the black-figure style, a technique that was popular in ancient Greece, with black silhouettes painted on a red clay background. The fragment shows a part of a black-figure painting, likely depicting a scene from Greek mythology or everyday life. This particular fragment, attributed to the artist Penthesilean, is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.