Kylix (Drinking Cup)
<p>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 interior of a kylix typically has a painted scene within a tondo, or circular frame, which would have been gradually revealed to the drinker as the wine was consumed. Here a youth stands before a woman.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- -460
- Medium
- terracotta, red-figure
- Dimensions
- 14.2 × 45 × 37 cm (5 5/8 × 17 3/4 × 14 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Penthesilea Painter
Artist
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Record
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- Penthesilea Painter
- Year
- -460
- Medium
- terracotta, red-figure
- Dimensions
- 14.2 × 45 × 37 cm (5 5/8 × 17 3/4 × 14 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW--460-048865
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified