The Art Institute of Chicago
Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Description
On either side of this drinking cup is a head in sakkos (hat), facing to the left, and under each handle a palmette. The rim is decorated with ovolos.
Provenance
Pio Marinangeli, Rome; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1889.
Dimensions
16.8 × 14.6 × 9.8 cm (6 5/8 × 5 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
277
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Attributed to the Kantharos Group Greek; Apulia, Italy
red-figure • Greece • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery