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
little-master cup
little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
little-master cup
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TOP BAND STEMLESS, CLASS OF
· -525 to -475
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
little-master cup
little-master cup
little-master cup
little-master cup
little-master cup
little-master cup
little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
JENA P
· -400 to -300
little-master cup
little-master cup
siana cup; little-master cup
little-master cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
little-master cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
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