A kylix was one type of drinking cup used for wine in the ancient Mediterranean. This kylix represents the band-cup variety, categorized by the slightly concaved lip with a painted black band on the exterior. Beneath this band is a continuous frieze (a continuous decoration) of black abbreviated palmettes encircling the cup, and bands of paint ranging from burnt red to black or dark purple surround the cup alternating with reserved bands in the color of the clay. The interior of the cup displays the same range of colors as the exterior but with a solid decoration, except for a reserved tondo (circular center of cup interior). This kylix has a shallow bowl, round-edged rectangular handles, a short stem, and a flat foot. The clay is a pale, sandy-orange indicating it was not produced in Attica but instead has an East Greek origin where the clay tends to be lighter than Attica’s rich red clay (click here for an example of Attic clay). This cup matches many Attic black figured kylikes imported to Cyprus (for a map of Cyprus, click here; for the Mediterranean, click here) during the late Archaic Period, suggesting further that this kylix was perhaps manufactured in the East Greek region as an imitation of the Attic versions. -Christina Chandler