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High-handled drinking cup (kantharos) in the form of two female heads
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
500–475 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, plastic head vase
Dimensions
Overall: H: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.)
Bowl: Diam. 14 cm, Th. 3 mm, H: 6.2 cm (5 1/2 × 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
Bowl: Diam. 14 cm, Th. 3 mm, H: 6.2 cm (5 1/2 × 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.834
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe two female heads are joined close behind the ears, which each share an earring. Their head and shared neck support the cup. The hair and lips are painted red, and the eyes are white. The cup is glazed black, with the ivy wreath in white.
Condtion: Part of lip (top edge of the cup) is missing.
Condtion: Part of lip (top edge of the cup) is missing.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24, 1903