Attributed to the London Class (Class G)
Greek; Athens
Kantharos (Wine Cup) in the Shape of a Female Head
INV-4089
Attributed to the London Class (Class G)
Greek; Athensabout 480 BCE
Kantharos (Wine Cup) in the Shape of a Female Head
Attributed to the London Class (Class G) Greek; Athens →atticancientgreekdrinking vesselvessel
Date
about 480 BCE
Medium
terracotta, white-ground and black-figure technique
Dimensions
19 × 17.8 × 13.3 cm (7 1/2 × 7 × 5 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Museum Purchase Fund
This is an example of one of the most popular types of wine cup in ancient Greece, the kantharos. This particular cup takes the form of a woman's head, which is mirrored on the opposite side. Rising from a round foot, the woman's neck forms a wide stem, above which the cup flares out to a wide bowl with two handles on opposite sides.
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