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'''Kiss''' is an example of [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] art dating from around 480 BC. This ceramic cup by the Briseis Painter is housed at the Louvre in Paris France.  
'''Kiss''' is an example of [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] art dating from around 480 BC. This ceramic cup by the Briseis Painter is housed at the Louvre in Paris France. It is a Kylix<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylix_%28drinking_cup%29</ref> (drinking cup) a type of wine-drinking cup with a broad relatively shallow body raised on a stem from a foot and usually with two horizontal handles disposed symmetrically.


[[Image:KissBriseisPainterLouvreG27.jpg|400px|thumb|Greek Cup, Briseis Painter, Louvre, Paris ca. 480 BC]]
[[Image:KissBriseisPainterLouvreG27.jpg|400px|thumb|Greek Cup, Briseis Painter, Louvre, Paris ca. 480 BC]]

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Kiss is an example of Greek art dating from around 480 BC. This ceramic cup by the Briseis Painter is housed at the Louvre in Paris France. It is a Kylix[1] (drinking cup) a type of wine-drinking cup with a broad relatively shallow body raised on a stem from a foot and usually with two horizontal handles disposed symmetrically.

File:KissBriseisPainterLouvreG27.jpg
Greek Cup, Briseis Painter, Louvre, Paris ca. 480 BC


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