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Head Vase (Kantharos)
Head Vase (Kantharos)
Head Vase (Kantharos)

Head Vase (Kantharos)

Datecirca 450 B.C.E.
MediumEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
DimensionsHeight: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Credit LineThe F.B. Tarbell Collection, Gift of E.P. Warren, 1902
Object number1967.115.353
Object TypeCeramics
On View
Not on view
This kantharos, or drinking cup, has several features that call its authenticity into question, including the extreme asymmetry of the facial features, and the fact that its proportions do not precisely match those of any other ancient head-kantharos. The painted veins simulating crack-lines along the top half of the headband also suggest the piece is a forgery. The kantharos may have been made in Italy in the late 1800s on the model of ancient Etruscan prototypes, for the sharp, pointy noses and narrow jaw-lines correspond to certain Etruscan statuary heads.
Kantharos
Kantharos
4th century B.C.E.
Geometric Kantharos/Bowl
Geometric Kantharos/Bowl
late 8th - early 7th century B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Black Figure Kabiric Kantharos Fragment: Scene of Banquesting, Servants
Black Figure Kabiric Kantharos Fragment: Scene of Banquesting, Servants
5th century B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Black Figure Kabiric Kantharos Fragment: Procession or Festivity, Acrobats with Three-legged Table
Black Figure Kabiric Kantharos Fragment: Procession or Festivity, Acrobats with Three-legged Table
410 - 400 B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Red-Figure Fragment from a Large Vase: Part of a Woman
Red-Figure Fragment from a Large Vase: Part of a Woman
Kleophon Painter
circa 430 B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Four Fragments from Red-Figure Open Vase
Four Fragments from Red-Figure Open Vase
Syleus Painter
n.d.
Image Not Available for Fragment of Red Figure Closed Vase
Fragment of Red Figure Closed Vase
n.d.
Image Not Available for Red-Figure Vase Fragment
Red-Figure Vase Fragment
Pan Painter
mid- 5th century B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Red-Figure Vase Fragment
Red-Figure Vase Fragment
n.d.
Image Not Available for Drachma: Profile Head of the Nymph Euboea (obverse), Bull's Head and Kantharos (reverse)
Drachma: Profile Head of the Nymph Euboea (obverse), Bull's Head and Kantharos (reverse)
Unknown Artist
378 - 338 B.C.E.
Image Not Available for Rhyton: Satyr Head
Rhyton: Satyr Head
possibly 20th century reproduction cast from ancient mold
Image Not Available for Statuette Fragment: Head of a Woman
Statuette Fragment: Head of a Woman
late 2nd - early 1st century B.C.E.