noun
- a shallow two-handled drinking cup used in ancient Greece
Usage: archaeology; ancient Greek
Examples
- The museum displayed a beautiful red-figure kylix from the 5th century BCE.
- Ancient Greeks would drink wine from a kylix at symposiums.
- The kylix was decorated with scenes of mythological heroes.
- Archaeologists discovered fragments of a kylix at the excavation site.
- The potter painted intricate designs on the kylix’s interior.
- Students studied the kylix as an example of Greek ceramic art.