Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi

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Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi,

late 5th–early 4th century BCE

South Italian, Lucanian
Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE
y1991-18

Information

Title
Kantharos (drinking cup) with appliqué coins cast from a coin of Thourioi
Dates

late 5th–early 4th century BCE

Medium
Black-glazed ceramic with appliqués
Dimensions
12.1 x 15.3 cm, diam. 10.0 cm (4 3/4 x 6 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Joyce von Bothmer
Object Number
y1991-18
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Lucania (southern Italy)

Culture
Lucanian
Period
Classical
Type
kantharoi, ceramics
Materials
glaze, ceramic
Subject
onlays, profiles (figures), deities, helmets, heads

Purchased from Ariadne Galleries, NY, in 1991.

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