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Handle from a Kyathos or Kantharos in the form of Potnia Theron

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Strap handle from either a one or two handled kyathos or kantharos depicting Potnia Theron. The female figure has two long braids and grasps the front paws of two felines, their faces. frontal.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Henry W. Haynes Boston MA (by 1912) bequest; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University (1912-1977) transfer; to the Fogg Museum. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
Title: Handle from a Kyathos or Kantharos in the form of Potnia Theron
Description:
Strap handle from either a one or two handled kyathos or kantharos depicting Potnia Theron.
The female figure has two long braids and grasps the front paws of two felines, their faces.
frontal.

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