A kantharos is a drinking cup. Dionysus, as god of wine is shown with his kantharos wine cup. The container on which this red-figure appears is an amphora, a two-handled oval storage jar usually used for wine, but sometimes for oil.
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Dionysus Holding a Kantharos
Dionysus holding a kantharos. Red-figure amphora, by the Berlin Painter, c. 490-480 B.C.
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