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
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cup
CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
lotus bowl; cup
cup
cup
cup
cup; dish
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP (CYPRIOT)
CUP (CYPRIOT)
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, SICILIAN)
cup
cup
CUP (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
BF
CUP (BOEOTIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
cup
cup; mug
cup
CUP (BOEOTIAN)
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