KYLIX

Sack of Troy, detail of the Brygos Cup, a kylix decorated by the Brygos Painter, also spelled Cylix, in ancient Greek pottery, wide-bowled drinking cup with horizontal handles, one of the most popular pottery forms from Mycenaean times through the classical Athenian period. There was usually a painted frieze around the outer surface (see photograph), depicting a subject from mythology or everyday life, and on the bottom of the inside a painting often depicting a dancing or drinking scene.