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Kantharos
This black-glazed kantharos has two strap handles that loop high above the bowl. Although many different cups could be used for drinking wine, the kantharos was only used by Dionysus (Bacchus), the god of wine, who is frequently depicted on Greek vases holding a kantharos. This vessel was probably used as a votive object.
Provenance
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Matthias Komor, New York, [date and mode of purchase unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1967, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max h: 8 1/4 × Diam: 6 1/16 × W with handles: 9 5/8 × H of bowl: 6 1/4 in. (21 × 15.4 × 24.5 × 15.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Sales & Accessions Purchase Fund, 1967
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2282