{{Short description|Ancient Greek pottery}} [[Image:Kassel cup Louvre E673.jpg|thumb|Kassel cup, c. 540 BC, [[Louvre]], Inv. E 673.]]
'''Kassel cups''' are a specific type of [[Attica|Attic]] [[Little-Master Cups|Little-master cups]], produced in [[Athens]] around 540 to 520 BC. Kassel cups are quite similar to [[Band Cup|Band cup]]s, but shallower and usually rather small. The lip and body of the vase are usually decorated with simple band patterns. Normally, there are flame motifs on the lip and rays on the body. Some painters added silhouette-like figures in the handle zone. The decorations suggest a link with [[Siana cup]]s.
The name is derived from a piece found on [[Samos]] in 1898, and on display in [[Kassel]] until its destruction in 1945.
== Bibliography == * [[John Boardman (art historian)|John Boardman]]: ''Schwarzfigurige Vasen aus Athen. Ein Handbuch'', Mainz 1977, {{ISBN|3-8053-0233-9}}, p. 69 * Berthold Fellmann, in: ''Kunst der Schale – Kultur des Trinkens'', München 1990, p. 23. 38 {{Greek drinking cups}} {{commons category|Kassel cups }}
[[Category:Ancient Greek pot shapes]]