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Drinking cup (kylix)

545–540 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
DimensionsHeight: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); diameter: 21.8 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn
Accession number60.640a-b
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ClassificationsVessels
InscriptionsOn the handle zone on each side: ΝΙΚΟSΘΕΝΕSΕΠΟΙΕSΕΝ
ProvenanceSaid to be from Vulci; by date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 11, January 23-24, 1953, lot 321); Dr. Herbert A. Cahn Collection; May 11, 1960: gift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn to MFA