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High-handled drinking cup (kantharos) in the form of two female heads

High-handled drinking cup (kantharos) in the form of two female heads

about 510–480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsOverall: 19.2 x 14.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.926
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
Inscriptions"Kalos ho pais"
ProvenanceBy 1897: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought 1897 from a Greek. Probably 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)
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