Ancient Greek. Kylix (Drinking Cup). 540 BC–530 BC. Arsinoë. terracotta, decorated in the black-figure technique 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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