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Kylix (Drinking Cup)

Black-figure Greek; Athens · Kylix · about 540-530 BCE

<p>This is an example of the most popular type of wine cup in ancient Greece, the kylix. Rising from a round foot and a thin stem, the cup flares out to a wide bowl with two handles on opposite sides. In the decorative band around the lip of this cup, a human figure in Grecian dress is depicted in the company of a lion.</p>

Shape

Kylix

Technique

Black-figure

Date

about 540-530 BCE

Culture

Polis

Painter

Greek; Athens

Medium

terracotta, black-figure