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Accession_Number 45.6.2
Shape Skyphos
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric Corinthian
Fabric_description Heavy
Munsell_color 10YR 7/3
Decoration Brownish-buff ground. Inside is black with traces of red lines. Outside from top to bottom, vertical black (now red) wavy lines, two red, one black, two narrow black, wide red, two narrow black, wide black, two narrow black bands. Foot is brown and base has four concentric circles. iddle thick band red, rest of decoration brownish-black. Worms in handle zone, then two thin bands.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact and no significant chips to rim, handles, base or body.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Late Corinthian I/II
Date 550
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Side view of Corinthian skyphos, showing pattern on the body.

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Side view of a Corinthian skyphos.

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Side view of a Corinthian skyphos, showing pattern on the body.

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Side view of a Corinthian skyphos, showing pattern on the body.

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Top view of a Corinthian skyphos, showing inside of the cup and the handles.

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Underside view of a Corinthian skyphos, showing the base.

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Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 2.5
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 6.8
Diameters 9.9
Handle_height 0.6
Other_dims.
Location 10.1.1 (AH72)
Edited_by Denise; Karen; Jayne
Date_edited 22.07.2002; 31.03.2004; 25.09.2019
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