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 (ITALIOTE, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP (ITALIOTE, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP (ITALIOTE, BLACK GLAZE)
kylix
kylix
kylix
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
CUP (ARETHUSAN, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
kylix
kylix
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
CUP (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-500 to -450
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
CUP (ARGIVE GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
WG
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
lip-cup
lip-cup
lip-cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
lip-cup
lip-cup
lip-cup
lip-cup
lip-cup
lip-cup
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)