Handle from a Kyathos or Kantharos in the form of Potnia Theron
Late 7th - early 6th century BCE
Description
Strap handle from either a one or two handled kyathos or kantharos depicting Potnia Theron. The female figure has two long braids and grasps the front paws of two felines, their faces. frontal.
Provenance
Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.
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