Kylix

Kylix

Description:

Angular form with bands and a bold lotus design in black and red. The decoration and shape of this kylix exemplify Cypriot ceramics from the Cypro-Archaic I period.


7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Period:

Archaic I

Date:

750 - 600 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 676, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 144, p. 91, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.467