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Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)

Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)

Etruscan (?)

This intact black-glazed kyathos (ladle) has a high swung vertical loop handle that expands into a wedge shape where it contacts the body. The lip is molded, contracting then expanding into the body, which has a quasi-hourglass shape and a flat base.

Terracotta

Classical period

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