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Drinking cup (kantharos) in the form of a head

first or 2nd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Lead Glazed
DimensionsHeight: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); diameter: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.).
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1744
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Bain Hoyt Collection (according to his associate Burdon-Muller, the Hoyt "Greek & Roman glass and lead-glazed vases were all purchased from Kelekian and Kouchakji in New York"; bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to MFA, May 11, 1950