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High-handled drinking cup (kantharos)

Greek
Early Classical Period
about 480–470 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Height: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.928
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ClassificationsVessels

Description
Condtion: Repaired with slight restoration.
Inscriptions"Kalos"
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Tanagra); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)