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Kylix (3/4 front from above)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The bowl of this silver kylix (wine cup) was hammered from a single sheet of silver, while the foot and handles were fashioned separately and attached. Cups of this shape, with a deep bowl and flaring lip, are distinctively East Greek (from the western coast of present-day Turkey). Known as Ionian cups, they are predominantly found in terracotta and only rarely in silver.

Details

  • Title: Kylix (3/4 front from above)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 625–575 B.C.
  • Location Created: Ionia (western Turkey)
  • Physical Dimensions: 10.2 × 22 × 16.5 cm (4 × 8 11/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Kylix with Offset Lip
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Silver
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 77.AM.68
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)

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