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Exterior, four bands of ornament
The Cassel cup is one of the secondary types of drinking cup developed in Athens just after the middle of the sixth century B.C. It is characterized by its small size and exterior decoration consisting entirely of friezes of ornament—in this case, tongues, ivy, laurel, and rays.
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Title: Terracotta kylix: Cassel cup (drinking cup)
Period: Archaic
Date: 3rd quarter of 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Museum Accession
Accession Number: X.248.16
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