Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Late Archaic-Classical
ceramics
kylix
1.3.0 2026-08-30 kylix Rådata 3100876 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100876 NM Ant 2346 Plain rim; wide, very shallow bowl; P-shaped handles below rim; concave stem; slightly stepped disc base. Red clay; black glaze; ochre wash. On floor centre a man (Achilles), completely wrapped in a himation, is seated on a klismos; he holds a staff in his left hand; in the upper field to the right part of a suspended, circular shield is visible; the backrest and the back legs of the chair are shown in a perspective view; a meander border between reserved bands surrounds the tondo; inside of handles and handle panels reserved; reserved band on base top; reserved edge of base/band on underside; reserved centre on underside. NM Ant 2346, Purchased from Ars Antiqua A. G., Luzern in 1969., A kylix (pl. kylikes) is a relatively shallow drinking vessel, typically raised on a stem from a foot and having two horizontal handles disposed symmetrically, although many variants of the shape do exist. Their primary use was for the consumption of wine during symposia and, especially during the Classical period, many were decorated with scenes of a humorous or sexual nature., Hjältemonter., Mended. Reconstructed. Retouched., H 9.5. Ø of rim 23.8. Ø of base 9.4., Jönköpings läns museum, 1998. Object of the month, may 2004., Group of the Pistoxenos Painter., P. Hellström, ‘Achilles in retirement’, MedMusB 25, 1990, 19-31. M. Bruun-Lundgren, 'Genus och status i sten. Symposier på Cypern under antik tid,' in M. Sjöberg (ed.) Bildligt talat. Kvinnligt, manligt i 3,2 miljoner år, Göteborg 2012, 55-79. Depicted as fig. 1 on p. 66. B. Holmberg, 'Iliaden på arabiska', in Årsberättelse / Kungl. Humanistiska vetenskapssamfundet i Lund (1998-1999), s. 17-28., Red-figure, Antikens Grekland och Rom, Antikens Grekland och Rom - Showcase 10:18. World of myths, 1998.0003, Jönköpings läns museum, Medelhavsmuseet Föremål i urval, Hellström, Pontus (1988) "Achilles in Retirement" in Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin no 25 (1990) p.19-31. Brukad Late Archaic-Classical Ägd Nationalmuseum, Stockholm image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4034421/NM+Ant+2346%281%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4034420/NM+Ant+2346%281%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Kaneberg, Ove Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4034416/NM+Ant+2346%282%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4034415/NM+Ant+2346%282%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Kaneberg, Ove Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3781754/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3781755/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by SESAM-projektet Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3781760/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3781761/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Stalteri Marcus, Anna Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3781763/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3781764/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Stalteri Marcus, Anna Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3968949 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3968950 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3968951 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/4035623 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/4035647 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/4035653 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/4035659 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/5051696 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibition/3953913 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/exhibitionpart/3953889 http://libris.kb.se/bib/14673187 http://libris.kb.se/bib/3762418 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100876 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100876 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100876
Description
Plain rim; wide, very shallow bowl; P-shaped handles below rim; concave stem; slightly stepped disc base. Red clay; black glaze; ochre wash. On floor centre a man (Achilles), completely wrapped in a himation, is seated on a klismos; he holds a staff in his left hand; in the upper field to the right part of a suspended, circular shield is visible; the backrest and the back legs of the chair are shown in a perspective view; a meander border between reserved bands surrounds the tondo; inside of handles and handle panels reserved; reserved band on base top; reserved edge of base/band on underside; reserved centre on underside.
Inventory number
NM Ant 2346
Acquisition
Purchased from Ars Antiqua A. G., Luzern in 1969.
Comments
A kylix (pl. kylikes) is a relatively shallow drinking vessel, typically raised on a stem from a foot and having two horizontal handles disposed symmetrically, although many variants of the shape do exist. Their primary use was for the consumption of wine during symposia and, especially during the Classical period, many were decorated with scenes of a humorous or sexual nature.
Hjältemonter.
Condition
Mended. Reconstructed. Retouched.
Dimensions
H 9.5. Ø of rim 23.8. Ø of base 9.4.
Exhibitions
Jönköpings läns museum, 1998. Object of the month, may 2004.
Cf Publications
Group of the Pistoxenos Painter.
Publications
P. Hellström, ‘Achilles in retirement’, MedMusB 25, 1990, 19-31. M. Bruun-Lundgren, 'Genus och status i sten. Symposier på Cypern under antik tid,' in M. Sjöberg (ed.) Bildligt talat. Kvinnligt, manligt i 3,2 miljoner år, Göteborg 2012, 55-79. Depicted as fig. 1 on p. 66. B. Holmberg, 'Iliaden på arabiska', in Årsberättelse / Kungl. Humanistiska vetenskapssamfundet i Lund (1998-1999), s. 17-28.
Pottery Ware
Red-figure
Utställning / ingår i
Antikens Grekland och Rom
Exhibition, Part of / Current
Antikens Grekland och Rom - Showcase 10:18. World of myths
Loan out / Previously
Name / Loantaker
Jönköpings läns museum
Referens, publicerad i
Medelhavsmuseet Föremål i urval
Hellström, Pontus (1988) "Achilles in Retirement" in Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin no 25 (1990) p.19-31.
Material, engelska
Pottery
Clay
Earthenware
Material
Keramik
Height / Höjd
Diameter
Object
Brukad
Ägd
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Kaneberg, Ove
Statens museer för världskultur
SESAM-projektet
Stalteri Marcus, Anna