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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dish; cup
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CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
cup
cup
cup
cup
cup
CUP, STEMLESS (SOUTH ITALIAN, PAESTAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
cup
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cup
CUP (CYPRIOT)
CUP (CYPRIOT)
cup
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cup
vessel; cup
cup
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cup
cup
cup; dish
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