Red-figure kantharos with a depiction of an ephebe with an aryballos and a Greek inscription “Beautiful boy”., Kantharos with a slightly flared spout, a deep bowl, a flat bottom, a high profiled stem, a ring-shaped foot. Thin-walled. A: bearded man with a lyre in his head in left profile, holding a lyre in his left hand. B: ephebe with aryballos. The inner surface of the bowl is covered with varnish. Technology: Smooth surface. The varnish is thick, shiny, unevenly fired. Notes: the vessel is intact. Small secondary losses and chips are visible on the surface. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 Black. Date: ca. 450 BC mid-5th century BC. Place of origin: Attica. Object type: kantharos vessel. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 10.2 cm., A single ceramic cup with a stemmed base sits centered on a neutral gray background; the cup has a flared rim, a straight central handle running down the front, and a rounded foot. The surface is predominantly black with worn areas revealing a warm te...
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Red-figure kantharos with a depiction of an ephebe with an aryballos and a Greek inscription “Beautiful boy”., Kantharos with a slightly flared spout, a deep bowl, a flat bottom, a high profiled stem, a ring-shaped foot. Thin-walled. A: bearded man with a lyre in his head in left profile, holding a lyre in his left hand. B: ephebe with aryballos. The inner surface of the bowl is covered with varnish. Technology: Smooth surface. The varnish is thick, shiny, unevenly fired. Notes: the vessel is intact. Small secondary losses and chips are visible on the surface. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 Black. Date: ca. 450 BC mid-5th century BC. Place of origin: Attica. Object type: kantharos vessel. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 10.2 cm., A single ceramic cup with a stemmed base sits centered on a neutral gray background; the cup has a flared rim, a straight central handle running down the front, and a rounded foot. The surface is predominantly black with worn areas revealing a warm terracotta color beneath, and there are a few small spots of lighter wear on the body and rim. The base shows concentric bands of black and terracotta, and the overall finish appears glossy in places and matte in others.

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Red-figure kantharos depiction ephebe aryballos Greek inscription “Beautiful boy” Kantharos slightly flared spout deep bowl flat bottom high profiled stem ring-shaped foot Thin-walled A bearded man lyre head left profile holding left hand B inner surface bowl covered varnish Technology Smooth surface thick shiny unevenly fired Notes vessel intact Small secondary losses chips visible surface Varnish color 10 Yr 2 1 Black Date ca 450 BC mid-5th century BC Place origin Attica Object type kantharos vessel Dimensions height 11 cm width 16.2 cm depth 10.2 cm single ceramic cup stemmed base sits centered neutral gray background cup flared rim straight central handle running down front rounded foot predominantly black worn areas revealing warm terracotta color beneath small spots lighter wear body rim base concentric bands black terracotta finish glossy places matte .

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