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Drinking cup (kantharos)
Roman
Late Augustan or Tiberian Period
About A.D. 1 to 30
Place of Manufacture: Central Italy
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, thin-walled ware
Dimensions
H x Diameter (with handles) 7.6 x 15.6 Diameter cm (3 x 6 1/8 Diameter in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson, by exchange
Accession Number2000.1014
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRoman pottery kantharos with truncated conical body and carenated base. The flat, ribbon-like handles have three grooves. Three widely separated bands of herringbone rouletting bordered by grooves decorate the body.
Provenance1970s, said to have been in the C.A. collection, Geneva. June 26, 2000, sale, Jean-David Cahn AG (Auction 2), Basel, lot 123, sold to Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2000, sold by Royal-Athena Galleries to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2000)