kylix

• Coupe peu profonde à boire, munie de deux anses, utilisée dans la Grèce antique.

A shallow drinking cup with two handles, used in ancient Greece.

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   A shallow, wide-mouthed drinking vessel with two horizontal handles, commonly used in ancient Greece for wine.

   Coupe à boire grecque antique

   • The museum displayed a beautifully painted kylix from the 5th century BC.
   • Symposium guests would drink wine from a kylix while discussing philosophy.
   • Archaeologists uncovered a broken kylix decorated with scenes of athletes.

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