Vases Kylix Cypriot Bichrome Ware Cup with Pedestal Foot
Cypriot Bichrome Ware Cup with Pedestal Foot

Cypriot Bichrome Ware Cup with Pedestal Foot

Kylix · about 550–450 B.C.
This Bichrome Ware cup has two handles and a pedestal foot. The interior is decorated with a central dot, four concentric circles halfway up the wall, and at the rim a broad band with three concentric circles below. On the exterior, the rim and lower part of the body of the cup are decorated with broad solid bands. The zone between has a large "X" bordered by vertical lines and zigzags on either side. The handles are also painted, as is the edge of the foot.
Shape
Date
about 550–450 B.C.
Culture
Cypriot
Dimensions
H: 10.21 cm D: 10.66 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
94.AE.114.1
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)