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kylix
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ky·lix  (klks, klks)
n. pl. ky·li·kes (kl-kz, kl-)
A shallow, stemmed, two-handled drinking cup of ancient Greece.
[Greek kulix.]
kylix, cylix [ˈkaɪlɪks ˈkɪl-]
n pl -likes [-lɪˌkiːz]
(Social Science / Archaeology) a shallow two-handled drinking vessel used in ancient Greece
[from Greek kulix cup; compare chalice]
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Noun1.kylix - a shallow drinking cup with two handleskylix - a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
cylix
cup - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
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The evidence for the deliberate disposal of feasting debris in Late Bronze Age Cyprus comes from Kalavassos-Ayios Dhimitrios and Kouklia-Evreti, where it is associated with imported Mycenaean pottery especially drinking cups, kylikes and bowls.
Food and feasting in antiquity by Renfrew, Jane / Antiquity
One group of burnt bones was found in Room 7 of the archives complex, close to a group of miniature clay kylikes or cups, and these bones and cups were interpreted by Blegen as the remains of, respectively, sacrifices and votive offerings (Blegen & Rawson 1966: 93).
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