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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.128
Title
Kantharos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 500-450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287853

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta with black gloss
Dimensions
25 x 14.2 cm (9 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Margarita V. Wells
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.128
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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