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Nov 12, 2009
Nov 12, 2009

Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B)

Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B)

c. 500 BC

Greek, Boiotian

Ceramic

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.)

Gift of JoAnn Harris 1985.175

Location

102B Greek

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Kantharos, the Greek word for this type of cup, also refers to a dung beetle.

Description

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 decoration, without incision. Here and elsewhere, though, Boiotian vase-painters used red paint for additional detail; note the alternating tree leaves, lizard eyes and spots (on the right), and duck eyes.

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Collection: 
GR - Greek
Department: 
Greek and Roman Art
Type of artwork: 
Ceramic
Medium: 
Ceramic
Credit line: 
Gift of JoAnn Harris

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