Kylix

For other uses, see Kylix (disambiguation).
Silver kylix with Helen and Hermes, c. 420 BC

In the pottery of ancient Greece, a kylix (/ˈkaɪlɪks/ KY-liks, /ˈkɪlɪks/ KIL-iks; Ancient Greek: κύλιξ, pl. κύλικες; also spelled cylix; pl.: kylikes /ˈkaɪlɪkiːz/ KY-lih-keez, /ˈkɪlɪkiːz/ KIL-ih-keez) is the most common type of cup in the period, usually associated with the drinking of wine. The cup often consists of a rounded base and a thin stem under a basin. The cup is accompanied by two handles on opposite sides.

The inner basin is often adorned in the bottom so that as the liquid is consumed an image is revealed; this adornment is usually in a circular frame and called a tondo.[1] There are many variations of the kylikes, other cups available in the era include the skyphos, or the kantharoi.[2] Kylikes were also popular exports, being the most common pottery import from Attica found in Etruscan settlements.[3]

  1. ^ Kylix (Drinking Cup), Art Institute Chicago, retrieved 2023-05-19
  2. ^ "2006.35.T, Attic Kylix". Department of Classics. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ Steiner, Ann; Neils, Jenifer (2018-12-19). "An Imported Attic Kylix from the Sanctuary at Poggio Colla". Etruscan Studies. 21 (1–2): 98–145. doi:10.1515/etst-2018-0010. ISSN 2163-8217. S2CID 194911397.