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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek
Title:Kylix
Date Made:Classical Period or Hellenistic Period; 4th century BCE
Type:Ceramic
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Greece
Measurements:Overall: 2 3/4 in x 7 in x 4 7/8 in; 7 cm x 17.8 cm x 12.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1911.5.B.AIV
Credit Line:Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The kylix is covered entirely with black glaze, except for the underside of the foot, where broad and narrow concentric bands surround a central dot. The interior center is stamped with an egg design around a circle surrounded by a circle and six palmettes. Note how the glaze was streaked in firing.

Tags:
pottery; ancient; archaeology

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