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kantharoi


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kantharoi

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Ancient Greek drinking vessels featuring a deep, footed bowl set on a tall footed stem and two vertical side handles extending from the bottom of the vessel to the rim. The kantharos is intimately associated with the wine god Dionysos, who is often depicted on vases holding a kantharos of type A or a rhyton.

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canthari

cantharus

kantharus

kotylos

kotyle

kotylai

kantharos

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