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High-handled drinking cup (kantharos)

about 520–510 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number00.334
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
Inscriptions"Nikosthenes made [it]" (NIKOSTHENESEPOIESEN) ΝΙΚΟSΘΕΝΕSΕΠΟΙΕSΕΝ
ProvenanceBy 1888: Bruschi Collection, Tarquinia; by 1900: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bruschi Collection); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, February 1900
Tondo
the Nikosthenes Painter
about 500 B.C.
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the BMN (British Museum Nikosthenes) Painter
545–540 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Theseus slaying the Minotaur
the BMN (British Museum Nikosthenes) Painter
about 540 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with a libation scene
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
Fragment of a loutrophoros depicting the preparations of a bride
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
430–425 B.C.
Two-handled jar (pelike) with actors preparing for a performance
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
Libation bowl (phiale mesomphalos) depicting men being entertained
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Achilles and Ajax
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.