Cup

Description

This is an ancient Greek stemless, undecorated drinking cup or ‘kylix’ with a short foot and a single handle on the side of the bowl. Black glaze covers the interior and extends two-thirds of the way down the exterior of the cup, leaving the bottom third the colour of the natural clay, which is creamy white.

Accession Loan No.

435/1975

Collection Class

Foreign archaeology

Common Name

cup

Simple Name

vessel

Full Name

drinking cup; kylix

Cultural Group

Greek?

Family Group



Material

pottery

Collection Site Name

Greece?

Collection Area Region

S

Collection Continent

Europe