Apulian Red Figure Kantharos

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Title

Apulian Red Figure Kantharos

Date

4th century BCE

Creator

Unknown (Greek, Apulian)
South Italian; Apulian

Coverage

Style/Period: Apulian; South Italian; Greek; Red-figure
Discovery Site: Unknown
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

decorative art|vase painting|containers

Format

Materials/Techniques: terracotta (clay material); ceramic (material); wheel-made; red-figure vase painting
Measurements: 19 cm high to lip; 25.9 cm high to top of handles; 14.45 cm in diameter (lip); 7.35 cm in diameter (foot)

Description

Apulian kantharos with volute handles and stemmed foot; on each side is displayed a female head in profile with necklace and hair, worn in a bun and covered by a kekryphalos (hairnet); decorated in the red figure style and technique: details are rendered in black, white, and buff or beige before firing; the contour of the figures, parts of the kekryphalos and elements of the decoration are in reserve.

Subject

female; headdresses; Apulian; South Italian; kantharoi; ceramic ware

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 993.2.1
Record: UO-MCA-993-2-1

Source

Cataloguer: Samantha Chicoyne, University of Ottawa; Curator Antonia Holden
Photographer: Morgan Weir, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2018-02-16

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