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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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
CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
kylix
CUP DROOP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
kylix
kylix
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
kylix
kylix
CUP A, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
kylix
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
kylix
kylix
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
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kylix
CUP (ROMAN PROVINCIAL)
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kylix
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)