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Drinking cup (kantharos) in the form of heads of Herakles and an African man
Place made:Greece
Culture: Greek
Date: ca. 470 BC
Medium: Terracotta, red-figure technique
Dimensions:
height: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
diameter of mouth: 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm)
diameter of foot: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
Credit Line: Lent by the Ministry of Culture of Italy
Object number: L.2023.22
Provenance: with Frederick Schultz (1954-), New York, by 1989; sold by Frederick Schultz to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991 [accession number 91.24]; deaccessioned in January 2022 for restitution to Italy
Published References
H.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picón, G.D. Scott, III, eds., “Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art” (San Antonio, 1995) pp. 250-2, no. 130
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