![Description from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: "Sides (A) and (B): A man titillating a boy, who responds, flanked by grape vines with large clusters of grapes. On one side, over the figures, KALOS (handsome); on the other KA..."[1] Two handled cup. Karchesion. Attic cup. Inscriptions: On this image there is an inscription over the figures. This inscription reads "Kalos", which translates as Handsome or "beautiful". . Date: around 520 BCE Period: Ancient Greek, Late Archaic Period Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 19 x 13.5 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.) Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Accesion Number: 08.292 Link to the image: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/154692](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Attic_cup_-_Karchesion_-_Ancient_Greek%2C_Late_Archaic_Period_-_Around_520_BCE_-_Museum_of_Fine_Arts%2C_Boston_%2808.292%29.jpg)
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Description from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
"Sides (A) and (B): A man titillating a boy, who responds, flanked by grape vines with large clusters of grapes. On one side, over the figures, KALOS (handsome); on the other KA..."[1]
Karchesion. Attic cup. Inscriptions: On this image there is an inscription over the figures. This inscription reads "Kalos", which translates as Handsome or "beautiful". . Date: around 520 BCE Period: Ancient Greek, Late Archaic Period Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia
Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 19 x 13.5 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.) Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Accesion Number: 08.292 Link to the image: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/154692 |
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- ↑ Two-handled cup with male couples. https://collections.mfa.org. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved on 1 May 2024. ""Two-handled cup with male couples. Sides (A) and (B): A man titillating a boy, who responds, flanked by grape vines with large clusters of grapes. On one side, over the figures, KALOS (handsome); ""
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