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Black glaze cup with handles and banding around the base.
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Title: Terracotta kantharos: karchesion (deep cylindrical drinking cup)
Period: Classical
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: Overall: 4 13/16 x 7 1/4in. (12.2 x 18.4cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, The Abraham Foundation Inc. Gift, 1978
Accession Number: 1978.11.2
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