Object Image

Terracotta fragment of a kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)

Foot and part of the stem of a kantharos; the outer edge of the foot is concave and unglazed; the underside of the foot is glazed; ancient repair in the center of the stem

Credit: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011

5th century B.C.
Terracotta; red-figure
2011.604.2.2369
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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