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title: Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5818/double-headed-red-figured-kantharos/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5818.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5818.jpg)

## Image Caption

The moulded heads of a [satyr](https://www.worldhistory.org/satyr/) and of a woman are joined back-to-back on this kantharos (drinking cup). Drinking from it, the (male) symposiast would have found himself confronted with 2 different images that represent opposites of himself. The same contrast is played out on the painted scene above, where wild Satyrs break into the civilized symposion. [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), made in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), about 470 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 04). Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5818/double-headed-red-figured-kantharos/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 04, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5818/double-headed-red-figured-kantharos/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Headed Red-Figured Kantharos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5818/double-headed-red-figured-kantharos/>.

## License & Copyright

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