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
stemmed dish; drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
CUP (EAST GREEK)
CUP (EAST GREEK, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
CUP (EAST GREEK)
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup; kalathos
drinking-cup
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP (EAST GREEK, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP (EAST GREEK, BLACK GLAZE)
CUP (EAST GREEK)
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
CUP (EAST GREEK)
CUP, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
WG
CUP, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK)
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK)
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
CUP (EAST GREEK)
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
WG
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
stemmed dish; drinking-cup
drinking-cup
drinking-cup
stemmed dish; drinking-cup
drinking-cup
stemmed dish; drinking-cup
stemmed dish; drinking-cup
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP (VEIAN)
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP (VEIAN)
CUP (VEIAN)
offering-cup; foundation-deposit
CUP (VEIAN)
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