Drinking Cup

Dateca. 200 B.C.E

Mediumpottery

Dimensionslargest fragment: 1 7/8 × 5 5/8 × 5 in. (4.8 × 14.3 × 12.7 cm)
smallest fragment: 1 3/4 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque High School

Object numberPC1976.83.4

DescriptionThis object is a Roman drinking vessel comprised of painted earthenware. The vessel is called a kylix and could be mistaken for a bowl. Two protruding handles emerge from opposite sides of the bowls rim, comprised of rectangular strips of clay. Painted black dots line the rim of the vessel, which is slightly flared outwards. The interior of the vessel has a black slip, while black slip designs are painted on the exterior. A segment from the vessel's rim has been broken off but is still present.

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