Kylix (1480-1425 B.C.?)
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Kylix (1480-1425 B.C.?) |
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1 pottery kylix replica, 19 cm. high. A kylix is a wide-bowled drinking vessel with horizontal handles, resting on a tall, narrow pedestal. It is one of the most popular ancient Greek pottery forms. Kylikes (plural for kylix) were often produced in sets to accompany a wine-serving vessel and were used during drinking-related events, frequently in honor of the god of wine, Dionysus. This kylix is decorated in the "marine style" of the Minoan civilization, originally from Crete. The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. Minoan pottery was highly regarded for its bright decorative designs. Marine motifs based on fish, sea-weed, and shells were painted in dark paint on a light background. Although the style originated in Crete, "marine style" pieces were also made in the Mycenaean pottery workshops in Greece. "Marine style" pottery is common during the 16th-15th centuries B.C. |
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Pottery, Minoan--Greece--Crete.; Drinking cups--Greece--Crete.; Art, Classical--Greece--Crete. |
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[2010] |
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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
