5th century BC. A mixed ceramic group comprising: a kantharos with two strap handles to the shoulder, radiating leaf motif to the shoulder and handles, band of laurel leaves to the equator; cup with barrel-shaped body and extended loop handle, textured body. See Folsom, R.S. Handbook of Greek Pottery, London, 1967 for discussion. 288 grams, 10.5-11.5cm (4 - 4 1/2"). Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner. [2] Fine condition, kantharos repaired.