Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Makron

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Interior, youth Exterior, obverse and reverse, youths The charm and sense of verisimilitude in this cup come from the simplicity and directness of the decoration. The youth on the interior is an integral part of the world depicted on the exterior, which in turn is that of the symposium (drinking party). The homogeneity or continuity between the work of art and the context in which it was used is an important ingredient in understanding these objects.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.

Metropolitan Museum of Art