Ancient Greek 350BC South Sicily Campanian Black Terracotta Hled Kylix Vase

A Ancient Greek Kylix vase. Campanian ancient Greek red terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup) with two handles. from the Magna Grecia period. Made between the 350-300 BC in the Greek colonies of the southern italic peninsula, at Campania. Modeled from red earthenware and finished with glazed blackened pigments. It is embellished in the center with a incised geometric wheel figure and signed in the bottom, with the maker's mark symbol of two concentric circles. Measurements: Have a diameter of 273 mm (10.75 inches), including the handles and raise 57.15 mm (2.25 inches) from the circular base. The Kylix The kylix also known as chalice. Is a typical form of classical Greek ceramics, similar to a chalice and used to drink wine. It has a shallow and wide body with two opposing handles, all raised on a "short vertical foot." The almost flat inner circle on the inner base of the cup, called the tondo, was the main surface for painted decoration on the black-figure or red-figure kylix of the 6th and 5th centuries BC. As the main use of this type of cup was in symposia, they were often decorated with mythological scenes or orgies, which did not become visible until the assistant drained the contents of the kylix. Representations of Dionysus, god of wine, and his satyrs abounded. Greek colonies in Italy Greek presence in Italy began with the migrations of traders and colonial foundations in the 8th century BC, continuing down to the present time. Nowadays, there