Shallow Kantharos with Low Foot
400 BCE
Description
Fluted around bowl, ring handles with spools, fine brown ware, marine incrustation.
Dimensions
6.7 x 19.4 cm (2 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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