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Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)
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Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)

5th-3rd century BCE
This intact black-glazed kyathos (ladle) has a high swung vertical loop handle that expands into a wedge shape where it contacts the body. The lip is molded, contracting then expanding into the body, which has a quasi-hourglass shape and a flat base.
Period
Classical period
Date
5th-3rd century BCE
Culture
Etruscan (?)
Dimensions
H: 7.50 cm W: 6.80 cm
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2012.1.90
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)