Vases Kylix Kylix
Kylix

Kylix

Full Sakkos Group · Kylix · 350–325 B.C.
Standard kylix type with wide, shallow bowl; short stem; and low foot. The interior tondo of the cup is framed by a border of double leaves. On the exterior, handles are flanked by single circumscribed palmettes. Under each handle is a smaller upright palmette. At base are concentric circles. Five additional concentric circles on underside of the foot. Interior: a nude winged female seated facing left, wearing two bracelets and necklace picked out with small vertical strokes. In her outstretched right hand she holds a large basket or patera; in her left hand, she holds a purselike object beside her hip. Exterior: large profile satyr head facing left at center of each side. Filling triangular spaces in front of each satyr's chin is a stylized shell.
Shape
Date
350–325 B.C.
Culture
Etruscan
Dimensions
H: 7.10 cm W: 30.70 cm D: 22.10 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
78.AE.250
Image Source
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