A 6th-century tall-stemmed Ancient Greek ceramic wine cup with long vertical handles, known as kantharos, will be on display at the New Archaeological Museum of Mytilini on the North Aegean island of Lesvos as of April 26. The display of this drinking vessel will be part of a revolving exhibition showcasing the excavation finds of Ancient Antissa, on the island’s western coast, during the 1932-1933 season of excavations directed by archaeologist Winifred Lamb.
The kantharos is the third archeological find to be put on show as part of the “find of the month” exhibition by the local branch of archeological ephorate in a program begun nation-wide on January 31. The initiative to hold a revolving display came after the success of the exhibition titled “Religions and Sanctuaries on Lesvos, from the past to the present”.
A clay figurine of the goddess Cybele was the first object to be exhibited under the program, followed by a monumental burial urn from the Temple of Clopedi in central Lesvos, dated to the 8th century BC, with the Aeolian (early Classical) columns.
The inauguration of the showing on Sunday will take place at 8 p.m. and there will be screenings focused on its background in the museum’s amphitheater.
