Kylix
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In the pottery of ancient Greece, a kylix 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 b
Symposium scene on pottery
Example of a kylix with an offset lip
Example of a Type A kylix
Example of a kylix type B
Brygos Painter
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The Brygos Painter was an ancient Greek Attic red-figure vase painter of the Late Archaic period. Together with Onesimos, Douris and Makron, he is among the most important cup painters of his time. He
Red-figure kylix by the Brygos Painter (c. 480 BC), Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich
Aulos player, tondo of a red-figure kylix, c. 490 BCE. Paris, Louvre.
Alcaeus and Sappho, Side A of an Attic red-figure calathus, ca. 470 BC. From Akragas, Staatliche Antikensammlungen
Zeuxo and Chrysippos, tondo of a red-figure kylix, c. 490/480 BCE. From the "Brygos Tomb" (Tomb II), Capua. London, British Museum.