Black-Glaze Two-Handled Kantharos
4th century BCE
Description
Bottom of stem left unglazed. Inside of cup is an impressed quatre-foil circumscribed by a wreath design.
Dimensions
6.35 x 16.51 cm (2 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
From the collection of William A. Koshland
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