kantharoi
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
kantharoi
- Details
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.
- Variations
canthari
cantharus
kantharus
kotylos
kotyle
kotylai
kantharos