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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.

Provenance

Acquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1993.197, for similar.

Footnotes

A kantharos is a drinking cup with two handles.

CONDITION

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LOT 0078

Greek Black Ware Kantharos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200

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