Greek Boeotian black figure kylix cup
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A black figure painted pottery kylix cup decorated on the outer surface with palmettes and grape clusters.
Culture
Greek, Boeotian, late 5th Century BC
Size
7.5 x 26 cms including handles
Condition
Surface wear mostly to the interior otherwise intact
Provenance
Ex. collection: John Read le Brockton Tomlin, 1864-1954, UK; thence by family descent to the former owner since 1970. An indistinct pencil inscription under the foot.
JRB Tomlin was a prominent malacologist responsible for naming over 100 taxa (groups) of gastropod molluscs. Tomlin’s collecting has enriched numerous museums; the National Museum Wales holds the Tomlin Archive of correspondence and shells.
https://museum.wales/articles/1157/Documenting-the-Past—The-Tomlin-archive/