Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)

Attributed to the Xenon Group

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

The Xenon Group refers to a variety of Apulian pottery identifiable by certain popular shapes, such as the kantharos, and by the decoration of the black-glazed surface with motifs in a matte pinkish color. The Dionysiac references here include the ivy tendril on the shoulder and the satyr heads under the handles.

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Attributed to the Xenon Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian

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