Shape
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
27209 examples
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup; cup-skyphos
stemmed dish; cup
stemmed dish; cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (LACONIAN)
CUP (LACONIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CUP (LACONIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
mug; cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP (CHALCIDIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
cup
cup
CUP (CHALCIDIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
cup
cup
cup
CUP (CHALCIDIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
dipper; cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP (ETRUSCAN, IMPASTO)
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP (ETRUSCAN, BUCCHERO)
cup
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ETRUSCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CUP, FRAGMENT (ETRUSCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CUP, FRAGMENT (ETRUSCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
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