Pale terracotta two-handled footed cup with scroll handles, fluted bowl and ribbed stem, on a dark background.

Kantharos (Wine Cup), Hellenistic Terracotta

A pale terracotta kantharos, a two-handled footed drinking cup, with tall scroll handles rising above the rim. The bowl has a band of vertical fluting below the lip, a slender ribbed stem, and a flared foot, against a dark background. Faint traces of lettering and worn surface marks show on the body.

Artist: Ancient Greek
Date: 310-280 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with traces of gilding
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1685 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

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