- Kylix - Wikipedia
The Greek word kylix, meaning 'cup', could refer to both a drinking vessel as well as the cup shape of a flower It is possibly related to the Latin word calix, also meaning 'cup', and may have originally been borrowed from a non- Indo-European language [4]
- Kylix | Ancient Greek, Wine Cup, Ceramic | Britannica
Kylix, in ancient Greek pottery, wide-bowled drinking cup with horizontal handles, one of the most popular pottery forms from Mycenaean times through the classical Athenian period
- Kylix: The Ancient Greek Drinking Cup That Separated Peasants from . . .
The kylix drinking cup in ancient Greek symposiums revealed who was an aristocrat and who didn’t belong to the elite circle
- Kylix (Drinking Cup) - The Art Institute of Chicago
This is an example of the most popular type of wine cup, 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
- The Kylix: Ceramic Testimony of Ancient Greek Culture
The Kylix was a prominent wine cup in ancient Greece, especially famous during the 5th and 4th centuries BC It was notable for its rounded base, slender stem and wide bowl, with two opposing handles These cups, usually made of ceramic, were decorated with mythological or everyday scenes
- Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) Attributed to the Amasis Painter ca 540 BCE On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154
- Kylix - Stable MARK
What Is a Kylix? A kylix is one of the most iconic drinking vessels from ancient Greece, known for its broad, shallow bowl and horizontal handles More than just a cup, it was a key part of ancient social life Here's a deep dive into the kylix and answers to the most common questions
- Kylix - (Art History I – Prehistory to Middle Ages) - Vocab, Definition . . .
The kylix was primarily used during symposia, social gatherings where men would drink, discuss, and enjoy entertainment The interior of the kylix often featured playful or erotic imagery meant to surprise the drinker as they finished their wine
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