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
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CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
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CUP, LITTLE MASTER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NICOSIA OLPE, P OF THE
· -525 to -475
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CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
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CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
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CUP (CYPRIOT)
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CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Lydos
· -575 to -525
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CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)