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Kylix

κύλιξ
27209 vases
The wide, shallow drinking cup of the symposium. The interior tondo — revealed as the drinker emptied the cup — was a prized space for painters. Some of the most intimate and inventive compositions appear inside kylikes.
Function & Use
Drinking wine at the symposium
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27209 examples
Attic Red-Figure Cup
Attic Red-Figure Cup
RF Foundry Painter · about 480 B.C.
Group of Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragments (103)
Group of Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragments (103)
RF Triptolemos Painter · about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF 480–470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF Foundry Painter · about 480–470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
RF Eucharides Painter · 480–470 B.C.
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF the Briseis Painter · ca. 480–470 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup
Attic Red-Figure Cup
RF Briseis Painter · about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup
Attic Red-Figure Cup
RF Makron · about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF 480–470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
RF Douris · about 480 B.C.
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Signed by Hieron · ca. 480 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
BF HAIMON P · ca. 480–470 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF Antiphon Painter · about 480–470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
RF Brygos Painter · about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
RF Brygos Painter · about 480 B.C.
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
RF Briseis Painter · about 480 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup
Attic Red-Figure Cup
RF Makron · about 480 B.C.
Kylix (drinking cup): Woman Pouring a Libation at an Altar
Kylix (drinking cup): Woman Pouring a Libation at an Altar
RF the Akestorides Painter · 480-470 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Attributed to the Brygos Painter · ca. 480 BCE
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF third quarter of the 5th century BCE
Fragment from Red-Figure Cup: Woman
Fragment from Red-Figure Cup: Woman
RF Telephos Painter · c. 470–460 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PENTHESILEA P · -475 TO -425
CUP C, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP C, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF CompareDOURIS · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF CompareVILLA GIULIA P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PENTHESILEA P · -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PENTHESILEA P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF BOLOGNA 417, P OF · -475 TO -425
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF third quarter of the 5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PENTHESILEA P · -475 TO -425
Kylix fragments
Kylix fragments
the Antiphon Painter · ca. 450 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF PENTHESILEA P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ANGULAR P · -475 TO -425
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Attributed to Douris · ca. 475 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -475 TO -425
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
mid 5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Circle ofNIKOSTHENES P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF ANGULAR P · -475 TO -425
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
mid 5th century BCE
Fragment of a terracotta kylix
Fragment of a terracotta kylix
the Aberdeen Painter · mid 5th century BCE
Fragments of a terracotta stemless kylix
Fragments of a terracotta stemless kylix
mid 5th century BCE
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
Fragments of a terracotta kylix
mid 5th century BCE
Fragment of a terracotta kylix
Fragment of a terracotta kylix
mid 5th century BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Attributed to the Painter of Brussels R 330 · mid-5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF SABOUROFF P · -475 TO -425
Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid
Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid
RF Pistoxenos Painter · c. 470–460 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF SPLANCHNOPT P · -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF LONDON D 12, P OF · -475 TO -425
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF the Painter of Würzburg 487 · mid-5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF VEII P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF LONDON D 12, P OF · -475 TO -425
Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure
Drinking cup (kylix): Iris presents a warrior to Zeus(?); Warrior's departure
RF the Penthesilea Painter · c. 470 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF CURTIUS P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF VEII P · -475 TO -425
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF the Lyandros Painter · ca. 450 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF VEII P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF VEII P · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF SPLANCHNOPT P · -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF CURTIUS P · -475 TO -425
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Attributed to a follower of Makron · mid-5th century BCE
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