Kantharos
VesselsGreek5th century BCE

Kantharos

c. 500-450 BCE

Description

Drinking cup with high strap handles. Bowl of the cup is joined to a high, trumpet-shaped foot with raised filet left in the reserve color of the clay. The underside of the foot is reserved, as is the side of the foot.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Terracotta with black gloss
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Early
Century
5th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

25 x 14.2 cm (9 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Margarita V. Wells, Lexington, MA, gift; to the Harvard Art Museum, 1994.

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