A kantharos (/ ˈkænθəˌrɒs /; Ancient Greek: κάνθαρος) or cantharus (/ ˈkænθərəs /) is a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking. Although almost all surviving examples are in Greek pottery, the shape, like many Greek vessel types, probably originates in metalwork.

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kantharos, drinking cup in Attic Greek pottery from the period of the red-figure and black-figure styles. The kantharos is in the form of a deep cup, with loop-shaped handles arising from the bottom of the body and extending high above the brim.

Kantharos mended of fragments and restored. It was found in 1963 in a pit close to the Sanctuary of Asklepios on the south slope of the Acropolis. Its base is flat and the body wide and angular, whereas the outturned rim is quite wide and the high handles vertical.

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Pottery: red-figured kantharos: heads of satyr and woman. Two-handled cup rising from the heads of a bearded satyr and Maenad placed back to back; the handles, and a fine black line from them to the foot, mark the dividing line, and also the two halves in which the vase was cast.

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Kantharos A footed bowl with two high-curving vertical handles set on each side. Shape: The handles usually curve above the level of the lip and sometimes with an inward curl towards the lip. The lip and the bowl form a continuous curve, and the …

A kantharos (Ancient Greek: κάνθαρος) or cantharus is a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking. Although almost all surviving examples are in Greek pottery, the shape, like many Greek vessel types, probably originates in metalwork.

This style of cup, with its tall, thin stem and symmetrical handles, is called a kantharos. The form was extremely popular for drinking wine in ancient Greece. An inscription near the lip reads [i]Aphrodites[/i], dedicating the vessel “to Aphrodite.”