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title: Kylix with Three Pairs
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14167/kylix-with-three-pairs/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kylix with Three Pairs
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14167.jpg)
## Image Caption
Red-figure kylix depicting three pairs of individuals; two men, two [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/), and a man and woman. The three pairs may represent couples engaged in acts of courtship, such as gift-giving. However, the scene is not precisely defined. Height: 12.7 cm (5 in). Attic, made c. 470 BCE. Attributed to Douris the Painter. 31.6 cm (12.5 in) in diameter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, June 01). Kylix with Three Pairs. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Kylix with Three Pairs." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 01, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Kylix with Three Pairs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2021, .
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