File:Attic cup - Karchesion - Ancient Greek, Late Archaic Period - Around 520 BCE - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (08.292).jpg

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"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
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