Terracotta one-handled kantharos (drinking cup)

Class of the One-handled Kantharoi

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Symposium (drinking party) of nine men The symposium is in full swing. A flute player provides entertainment, and one guest joins in by strumming a lyre. Other guests hold various types of cups; everyone wears a wreath. Their cloaks hang on the wall. Food has been set on low tables before them.

Artist

Class of the One-handled Kantharoi

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1963