Red-figure kantharos

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Red-figure kantharos
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker
Datelate 4th century B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm) Rim (Diam.): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) Base (Diam.): 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.47
Not on view
DescriptionHead of woman on each side wearing a saccos, a soft woven cap with a tassel hanging from the center or a piece of material wrapped around the head that completely covers the hair except for bangs or curls by the ears, a necklace and disk earrings. There are two bows on top of the saccos. There are two white staves, resembling swords, frame the heads.
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Alternate Titles Drinking cup
Apulian red-figure kantharos
Exhibition History 1987
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum," March 14 - May 1, 1987 (cat. illus. 43).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess.
Markings Label: Red-bordered white adhesive label on vase bottom with fading inscription "30 [illegible]"
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1987), 43.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed None noted.
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