Title
Kantharos
Date
4th-3rd century BCE
Creator
South Italian
Coverage
Style/Period: Hellenistic South Italian
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Format
Materials/Techniques: Ceramic material with dull black finish.
Measurements: height: 9.5 cm; base diameter: 4.2 cm; body diameter: 8.55 cm; rim diameter: 8.05 cm; handle length: 4.1 cm (including mask relief)
Description
Ceramic material with dull black finish.
Olive leaf band painted between handles (Dionysiac connection).
Dramatic masks in relief at apex of both handles (Dionysiac connection).
Originally described as a kantharos but more closely resembles an amphora or krater.
Olive leaf band painted between handles (Dionysiac connection).
Dramatic masks in relief at apex of both handles (Dionysiac connection).
Originally described as a kantharos but more closely resembles an amphora or krater.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 983.4.2
Record: UO-MCA-983-4-2
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee