Impasto Kyathos (Ladle)
8th-7th Century BCE
Description
Intact impasto kyathos (ladle). The single handle is reinforced by a horizontal bar at rim level. The body is biconical, with a series of knobs around the shoulder, and narrows to the foot.
Dimensions
7 x 6.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Bernheimer's Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA] (by 1965), sold; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University 1965-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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