South Italian imitation of an East Greek or Attic drinking cup - ROM2018_16838_26

ROM2018_16838_26

South Italian imitation of an East Greek or Attic drinking cup

Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted
Geography: Made in South Italy; findspot unknown
Date: about 550 BC
Period: Greek Archaic period
Object number: 923.13.162
Credit Line: Gift of the Members of the Royal Ontario Museum
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThis kylix (drinking cup) made in the Greek settlements of South Italy, imitates the shape of an Ionian or Athenian cup. It is decorated with bands of black gloss which alternate with the 'reserved' areas that show the colour of the clay. 
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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