Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1935.87.2

Accession_Number

REDMG:1935.87.2

Shape

Amphora

Shape_description

Two tall handles, which each extend from the neck to the top of the shoulderr; resting surface slopes slightly; base hollow.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

East Greek

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/6

Decoration

Inside of mouth and exterior of rim black, while lip is reserved. Body is mostly reserved. Handles are black on the outside, and reserved on the insides. Below the handles are three thin black bands. The top of the foot and a thick band above it are black, but resting surface and base are reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Complete and intact. The amphora is in good condition, showing little signs of wear, as the glaze has flaked in little patches. There is one small chip on the rim and a few around the foot. There is a little bit of greyish deposit around the top of the foot and the rim of the mouth. On the resting surface of the foot is a small amount of brown deposit.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Archaic

Date

525-475

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0713.jpg	Oblique view of an East Greek Amphora, showing the circle pattern on the body, and the black inside of the mouth and exterior of the rim.
2002.97.0714.jpg	Side view of an East Greek amphora, showing the circle pattern around the body.
2002.97.0715.jpg	Top view of an East Greek amphora, showing the mouth.
2002.97.0716.jpg	Side view of an East Greek amphora laying on its side, showing the base.
2003.45.0002.jpg	Simple amphora with three bands beneath the handles.
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