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Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Kantharos (Wine Cup)

Kantharos (Wine Cup)

Maker (South Italian)
Date4th century B.C.E.
MediumCeramic
Dimensions4 5/8 × 10 1/4 × 7 in. (11.7 × 26 × 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineClarence Day Foundation Collection
Object numberLI.90.61
Commentary
This elegant kantharos or wine cup was made as a cheaper copy of more costly silver vessels. Its black surface was probably meant to suggest tarnished metal. Within its hollow rim are pebbles or clay pellets. Once the wine was gone, its owner could order a refill by shaking the cup to make a rattling noise, thus summoning a servant.
ProvenanceUnknown appraisal/acquisition document (possibly Mathias Komor?), dated Apr 16, 1980, numbered F824 On a list of works from Ward & Company Works of Art, Inc., dated Dec 3, 1997
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