Kylix (Drinking Cup)
about 540-530 BCE
Greek; Athens
Polis
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.
terracotta, black-figure