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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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
30–1 B.C.
A.D. 1–25
A.D. 80–120
25 B.C.–A.D. 10
about 50 B.C.–A.D. 50
A.D. 1–80
about 50 B.C.–A.D. 50
1st century A.D.
A.D. 1–50
First century, probably 1–50 A.D.
about 50 B.C.–A.D. 50
A.D. 80–120