Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B)
c. 500 BCE
Diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.175
Known as a kantharos and often associated with the wine god Dionysos and the hero Herakles, this type of two-handled drinking cup was particularly popular in Boiotia, a region of central Greece northwest of Athens. Also typical of Boiotia is simple black-figure silhouette deco...
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Terms
Culture
Greek, Boiotian
Technique
ceramic
Medium
ceramic
Genre
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
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