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LOT 0575
Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment of a Hand
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (10.63 grams, 52 mm).
Irregular fragment framed by a meander on one side and finely painted hand; reverse depicting foot and part of the chiton of a standing figure.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
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Drinking cups (kylikes and skyphoi), along with mixing bowls and wine coolers (kraters and psykters), wine jars (amphorae), water jars (hydrai), pitchers (oinochoai), and ladles (kyathoi), were essential equipment for drinking parties. The kylix appears to have been the most popular form of drinking cup, probably because it was especially well-suited to the Greek custom of eating and drinking while reclining on a couch. These Attic kylikes were usually presented with a stemmed base, a deep bowl and two upturned loop handles, on a concave base.
