Object Title
Drinking cup (kantharos)
Measurements
h. (at handle) 10.9 cm; h. (at rim) 6.8 cm; w. (incl. handles) 17.8 cm; d. (rim diam.) 11.3 cm; foot diam. 6.2 cm
Creation Date
late 7th - early 6th century B.C.
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Dr. Milton Jacobs
Museum Name
Museum Contact
Jessica Powers, PhD (jessica.powers@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/22584/drinking-cup-kantharos?ctx=b308a1f9-40a2-4322-8d12-6f0685d07618&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
A.D. 800
Provenance Information
by purchase, Charles Ede Gallery, London, 1971; by purchase (probably from Charles Ede Gallery), Dr. Milton Jacobs (1927-2018), San Antonio; gift of his estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2019
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
Ede Gallery, General Catalogue 84, no. 30
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work has provenance established to 1971. The San Antonio Museum of Art’s collection has few examples of Etruscan ceramics, and the kantharos strengthens this part of the collection.