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Black terracotta kantharos with loop handles, fluted lower body, and yellow ornamental band on a footed base, against a pale gray background.

Kantharos (Wine Cup), Late Gnathia Ware, 300-275 BCE

A black-glazed terracotta drinking vessel with two looping handles and a flared rim. Its lower body is carved with vertical fluting, and the upper body bears a band of yellow-ochre wave and bud ornament above a footed base dotted with small marks.

Artist
Ancient Greek
Date
300-275 BCE
Medium
terracotta, Late Gnathia ware
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1686 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Philip D. Armour and Charles L. Hutchinson