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Drinking cup (kylix)

Greek
Archaic Period
about 520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman
Accession Number62.22
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 2, pl. 099, 5-6.
DescriptionLip in black glaze; below: alternating black and red dentils, three lines, ivy wreath, three lines, guilloche, triple lines and dentils to black glaze. Foot and rim in red clay. Interior: two concentric circles, black glaze and red band at lip.

"Cassel Cup"
ProvenanceBy 1962, John J. Klejman (dealer; b. 1906 - d. 1995), New York; 1962, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1962)