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Kantharos (Wine Cup) in the Shape of a Female Head

Black-figure the London Class · Kantharos · about 480 BCE

<p>This is an example of one of the most popular types of wine cup in ancient Greece, the kantharos. This particular cup takes the form of a woman's head, which is mirrored on the opposite side. Rising from a round foot, the woman's neck forms a wide stem, above which the cup flares out to a wide bowl with two handles on opposite sides.</p>

Shape

Kantharos

Technique

Black-figure

Date

about 480 BCE

Culture

Athens

Painter

the London Class

Attribution

Attributed