Kylix of Magna Grecia

Kylix from Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, 4th-3rd century BC.
Pottery worked on a potter's wheel. Oxidizing firing, overpainted and glazed.
In excellent condition. It has undergone a process of cleaning and consolidation.
Measurements: 8 x 23 cm.
The piece presented here is a kylix, a Greek ceramic type of wine drinking vessel, characterized by a relatively shallow and wide body that stands on a foot, with two symmetrically arranged handles. It was mainly used in symposiums, since its shape allowed drinking while reclining, as was done at banquets. In this case it is decorated on the inside with a medallion in reserve with concentric circles and a narrow band on the inside of the rim. On the outside, it has the same decoration on both sides: at the height of the handles, a band with geometric and vegetal motifs (leaves, dots, lines and circles) in red and black. There is also a band in reserve on the foot of the disk. The National Archaeological Museum of Madrid has a skyphos of similar typology in its collections.