Art Institute of Chicago
Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Greek; Athens
- Date
- about 540-530 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta, black-figure
- Culture
- Polis
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This is an example of the most popular type of wine cup in ancient Greece, the kylix. Rising from a round foot and a thin stem, the cup flares out to a wide bowl with two handles on opposite sides. In the decorative band around the lip of this cup, a human figure in Grecian dress is depicted in the company of a lion.
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- Object type
- AAT300193015
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