Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads
Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads
Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads
Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads,

ca. 350–300 BCE

South Italian, Apulian
Classical Period to Hellenistic Period, ca. 323–30 BCE, ca. 480–323 BCE
y1932-18

Information

Title
Kantharos (drinking cup) depicting female heads
Dates

ca. 350–300 BCE

Medium
Red-figure ceramic
Dimensions
11.0 x 18.6 cm, diam. 12.4 cm (4 5/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1932-18
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Apulia (southern Italy)

Culture
Apulian
Period
Classical, Hellenistic, Red-figure
Type
ceramics, kantharoi
Materials
glaze, slip, ceramic
Subject
flowers (plants), vine scrolls, profiles (figures), base rings, birds, heads, women

Museum purchase from John Khayat in 1932

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