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
siana cup
CUP SKYPHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
CUP SKYPHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
siana cup
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
siana cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Elbows Out
· -575 to -525
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP, SIANA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
CUP (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CUP (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
siana cup
CUP (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
BF
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
siana cup
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ELBOWS OUT by UNKNOWN
· -550 to -500
siana cup
CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEAFLESS GROUP
· -500 to -450
CUP (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LEAFLESS GROUP
· -500 to -450
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BEZIERS KOMAST, P OF THE by BRIJDER
· -600 to -550
CUP (UNCERTAIN)
CUP (UNCERTAIN, BLACK PATTERN)
CUP (UNCERTAIN, BLACK PATTERN)
CUP (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
HAIMON GROUP
· -500 to -450
CUP (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CUP (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
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