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Kylix, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 2607, University of Michigan
This kylix was probably used very frequently as a wine-cup, as indicated by ring-shaped wear pattern in the tondo where the wine was in contact with the surface. The kylix is much smaller than the highly decorated pieces seen in many museums, making this vessel more functional for daily use rather than for display or as a grave good. This kylix was likely used either at a Greek symposium (drinking party for men) or for medicinal wine-drinking.
Kylix; Greek, Classical period (480-450 BCE); Fine red clay with black glaze; 7.6 cm height; 20.5 cm width (including handles); Purchase, Marburg Collection
Kotyle, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 2640, University of Michigan
The kotyle is an ancient wine cup. It could have also been used as a tomb good or created specifically for export. The kotyle is identified as Gnathia ware, a popular style of Apulian pottery. Gnathia ware is significant because of its use of surface pigments, usually in white, red, or yellow. Red pigment can still be seen on this vessel. Plant images were popular as Gnathia designs. A flower and vine design is likely the kotyle’s original design, though it is no longer visible.
Kotyle; Greek, Late Classical to Hellenistic period (350-250 BCE); Fine orange clay with black glaze and white and red pigment; 10.5 cm height; 16.5 cm width (including handles); Purchase, Marburg Collection
Oinochoe, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 2.5490, University of Michigan
Unlike Greek and Apulian black-slipped pottery, this bucchero oinochoe is black through its entire fabric. This uniform black coloration was produced by closing off the oxygen intake of the kiln during the firing. This uniquely Etruscan type of ceramics originated in the area that is modern Tuscany and northern Lazio in Italy, which was rich in clay deposits. The Etruscans mined and purified the clay through levitation to create bucchero items that were both used locally and traded abroad. This vessel was most likely used for dining for either the living or the dead, and easily poured out wine due to its trefoil-shaped mouth.
Oinochoe; Etruscan, Late Orientalizing to Archaic period (Late 7th to 6th century BCE); Clay, black slip20 cm height, 13 cm diameter; Purchase, Guiseppe DeCriscio
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