Stemmed Boeotian Kantharos – Black Glaze, mid 5th cent. BCE
This elegant stemmed kantharos, hand-thrown in fine Attic-style terracotta and coated with a lustrous black glaze, reproduces the refined drinking cups of classical Boeotia, ca. 450–425 BCE. With its tall, flaring bowl, high-swung handles, and slender stemmed foot, the vessel exemplifies the harmony and balance admired in Greek ceramic design.
The deep, metallic sheen of the surface is achieved through the ancient three-stage firing process perfected by Athenian potters, a technique faithfully revived at the ATTIC BLACK – Thetis Workshop in Athens.
Associated with Dionysus, the god of wine and festivity, the kantharos served both as a drinking vessel and a symbol of ritual abundance.
Dimensions H: 23,5 cm, L: 19,50 cm