Ancient Greek

Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup)

300-200 BCE
terracotta, Calenian relief ware
19 × 12.9 cm (7.5 × 5.1 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.

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