February Find: The White-Slip Chian Chalice
The White-Slip Chian Chalice
An elegant drinking cup from Archaic Chios (6th century BC), the Chian chalice is defined by its high foot, refined proportions, and luminous white slip. Widely traded across the eastern Mediterranean, it became the signature vessel of Chian workshops and a symbol of early Ionian ceramic sophistication. This month, we reintroduce the Chian chalice through informed contemporary production, decorated by ceramicist Iphigenia Nalbani, following documented archaeological prototypes and traditional techniques—reviving a form where craft, knowledge, and restraint come together.