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LOT 0078
Greek Black Ware Kantharos
5TH CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (565 grams, 23 cm wide).
A black-glazed terracotta kantharos with two integral ear-shaped handles with internal bridges and ledges to the exterior, collar to stem and discoid foot; possibly Boeotian.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1993.197, for similar.
FootnotesA kantharos is a drinking cup with two handles.
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