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Title: Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Period: Late Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, Nicholas S. Zoullas Gift, 1984
Object Number: 1984.11.5
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