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A kylix (or cylix, plural kylixes or kylikes) is a type of wine-drinking cup with a broad relatively shallow body raised on a stem from a foot and usually with two handles disposed symmetrically. The almost flat interior circle on the interior base of the cup, called the tondo, was the primary surface for painted decoration in the Black-figure or Red-figure styles of the 6th and 5th century B.C. As the representations would be covered with wine, the scenes would only be revealed in stages as the wine was drained. They were often designed with this in mind, with scenes created so that they would surprise or tittilate the drinker as they were revealed. Kylix by Euerdiges (circa 500 BC) in the British Museum, London Image by ChrisO File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kylix by Euerdiges (circa 500 BC) in the British Museum, London Image by ChrisO File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, surrounding the original Reading Room. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... ... Look up tondo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The black-figure pottery technique is a style of ancient Greek pottery painting in which the decoration appears as black silhouettes on a red background. ... Woman officiating at an altar, Attic red-figure kylix by Chairias, c. ...

Because the primary use for the kylix was at a symposium- a "drinking party", or symposion in Greek - in the ancient Greek world, they are often decorated with scenes of a humorous, light-hearted, or sexual nature that would only become visible when the cup was drained. Dionysos, the god of wine, and his satyrs are common subjects. Scenes of heterosexual or pederastic love, sex or orgies are also often depicted. The shape of the kylix enabled the drinker to drink whilst recumbent, as was the case in the symposia. Symposium originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means to drink together) but has since come to refer to any academic conference, whether or not drinking takes place. ... Symposium originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means to drink together) but has since come to refer to any academic conference, whether or not drinking takes place. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Bacchus by Caravaggio Dionysus, the name of a god, is occasionally confused with one of several historical figures named Dionysius. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Ancient Greek Satyr statuette In Greek mythology, satyrs (in Greek, Î£Î¬Ï„Ï…ÏÎ¿Î¹ â€” SÃ¡tyroi) are young humans, possibly with horse ears, that roamed the woods and mountains, and were the companions of Pan and Dionysus. ... Pederastic courtship scene Athenian black-figure amphora, 5th c. ...

The word kylix is from the Greek kulix, "cup". Zeus courting Ganymede is a kylix in black, decorated in red. ... Zeus courting Ganymede is a kylix in black, decorated in red. ...

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