Kantharos (Drinking Vessel) with Female Head

320-310 BCE (Hellenistic) 8 in. (20.32 cm); 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) (max. w.) Citation Source image

Vase painters in Apulia developed two major styles: the Plain style characterized by simple decoration and few figures, and the Ornate style, which featured multi-figure colorful scenes, lavish ornaments, and intricate floral compositions. A large female head is a typical deco...

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Horia Puscasiu [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Marilyn and Herbert Scher, Pikseville, 1984, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
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