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Black-glaze kyathos (grathia ware)
Black-glaze kyathos (grathia ware)

Black-glaze kyathos (grathia ware)

Culture Group
Datelate 4th century BCE
MediumGlass
Dimensions3 15/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 inches (10 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineThe Duke Classical Collection, purchased with funds provided by Deborah and Katherine Lothman in loving memory of Eric W. Lothman
Object numberDCC1999.2
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Label TextThis kantharos mimics metalwork in several aspects: most strikingly, its bronze-like surface, but also its handles and its ribbed shape, which imitates the treatment of metalwork. The rim also imitates folded sheet metal.