Ure Museum | Database

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Accession_Number

51.7.12

Shape

Skyphos

Shape_description

Offset rim; origionally two handles of which only one remains, protruding horizontally from just below the rim; body initially rounded but then tapers fairly sharply to very narrow, raised footring; base flat

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 6/6

Decoration

Originally two handles, now only one remains, but they were both black, as are the interior walls. Exterior design shows a similar picture on both sides of a youth wrapped in leimation. Beneath each handle is a palmette with spiraling tendrils and serrated leaf below. Bottom of body below decoration black. Reserved ring on top of foot. Footring black inside and out, base is reserved with central dot and two circles drawn by hand.

Inscriptions

Condition

One handle lost. Paint chipped at handle and inside. Glaze lost from interior walls.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

350

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.99.0001.jpg	Left side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2002.99.0015.jpg	Front view of an Attic skyphos, showing palmette decoration below remaining handle.
2002.99.0016.jpg	Right side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2002.99.0017.jpg	Back view of an Attic skyphos, showing palmette decoration below broken handle.
2003.93.0225.jpg	Left side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2003.93.0368.jpg	Right side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2003.97.0638.jpg	Left side view of an Attic skyphos, showing the design on the body and both the damaged and the complete handle.
2003.97.0639.jpg	Top view of an Attic skyphos, showing the inside and the rim of the cup.
2003.97.0640.jpg	Underside of an Attic skyphos, showing the reserved base with decoration and some of the body pattern.
2007.01.0005.jpg	Front view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2007.01.0006.jpg	Front view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2007.01.0007.jpg	Left side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.
2007.01.0008.jpg	Left side view of an Attic skyphos, showing youth wrapped in leimation.