Terracotta kantharos: karchesion (deep cylindrical drinking cup)
Black glaze cup with handles and ribbing around the base.
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Title: Terracotta kantharos: karchesion (deep cylindrical drinking cup)
Period: Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H.: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, 1951
Object Number: 51.179
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