Fragment of a Chian (East Greek) chalice
Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted
Geography: Made on Chios, Greece; excavated at Naukratis, Egypt
Date: about 580-560 BC
Period: Greek Archaic period
Object number: 910X234.7
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionFragment of a Chian chalice (cup) decorated on the outside with a double cable pattern. The inside is painted with double white lines. This is an early example of the East Greek 'animal style' of decoration. This particular style of white-ground chalice made in Chios was produced to be a votive offering to the gods.
