Two-handled drinking cup (kantharos) of Saint-Valentin type with textile-like fringed panels of laurel leaves and diamonds
Datemid-5th century BCE
Periodearly Classical
CultureGreek (Athenian)
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with black slip and white paint
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceAcquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), March 30–31, 1928 or April 20–21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.834
On View
Not on viewHeight: 4 13/16 in. (12.25 cm)
Width (handle to handle): 6 3/8 in. (16.25 cm)
Wall
Thickness (at rim): 1/8 in. (0.36 cm)
Rim
Diameter (exterior): 4 11/16 in. (11.72-11.95 cm)
Diameter (interior): 4 3/8 in. (11.14 cm)
Base
Diameter (at bottom): 2 1/2 in. (6.33 cm)
Handle
Width: 7/8 in. (2.16 cm)
Thickness (at midpoints): 1/4 in. (0.65-0.69 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Fabric: 7.5YR 7/4 (pink)
Slip: N 2.5/ (black) to 5Y 3/1 (very dark gray)
Paint: white (not in Munsell)
Inclusions
fine to none
900-800 BCE
1050–900 BCE
