Description
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.
Provenance
Said to be from Arsinoe, Cyprus [according to van Branteghem catalogue, 1892]. Alphonse van Branteghem, Brussels; sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 30-June 1, 1892, lot 14, to Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1907.
Accession Number
87650
Medium
terracotta, black-figure
Dimensions
9.2 × 20.5 × 14.6 cm (3 5/8 × 8 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
drinking vessel
Credit Line
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through The Antiquarian Society
