Hydria of the second half of the fifth century, slightly slenderer than the preceding, with finely curving foot. ] [Illustration: Hydria of the late red-figured type with egg-shaped body, broad lip, and side handles curving upward. Note the deterioration in the curve of the foot. ] OINOCHOË. Wine-jug. [Illustration: Oinochoë with round mouth and high handle, having the neck distinct from the body. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with trefoil lip, short handle, and continuous curve for neck and body. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with round mouth and high handle. The neck and body form a continuous curve. ] [Illustration: “Olpe,” oinochoë with round mouth and continuous curve for neck and body. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with high handle, trefoil lip, and egg-shaped body, a particularly graceful form. In a private collection, New York. ] [Illustration: “Olpe,” oinochoë with round mouth and low foot. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with central lobe of trefoil mouth accentuated, and no foot. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë of the second half of the fifth century; squat body, delicately curved trefoil lip. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with sharp division between shoulder and body. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with finely shaped mouth and broad body. ] [Illustration: Oinochoë with beaked spout and disk at the side, a variation of the usual trefoil mouth. ] DRINKING CUPS—KYLIX. The kylix with two handles and high foot was the favorite cup shape of the Athenian potters. The difficulty of decorating the strongly curving surface of the body invited the best efforts of contemporary vase painters. [Illustration: Kylix of “Ionic” form with short foot of rectangular profile connected with the body by a moulding. ] [Illustration: Black-figured kylix with low foot. The deep bowl has no separate lip. ] [Illustration: Black-figured kylix with deep bowl, offset lip, and low foot. ] [Illustration: Black-figured kylix with offset lip and high foot. ] [Illustration: Black-figured kylix with graceful bowl and heavy foot. ] [Illustration: Kylix of form intermediate between the black-figured and red-figured types. ] [Illustration: Kylix of red-figured type with flat bowl, slender high foot, and horizontal handles curving upward at the ends. The proportion of the bowl, foot, and handle to one another is more harmonious than in the preceding example. ] [Illustration: Kylix in use during the best period, showing the highest development of this shape. The beauty of the unbroken curve between the edge of the lip and the bottom of the foot is the result of a century of continued study. ] [Illustration: Kylix with “wishbone” handles, a very graceful, slender form in use in the later fifth century. In the British Museum. ] [Illustration: