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Accession_Number REDMG:1953.25.3
Shape Skyphos
Shape_description Plain rim, slightly concave on the interior, below which are two horizontal round handles; tapering wall; angled ring foot, with convex resting surface.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Corinthian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 7/4
Decoration Each handle is dipped, so that it is black only at the outer part. Interior: black with three red bands, one on the floor, one ca. 1.5 cm below the rim, and one on the rim. Exterior: two red lines; band of vertical bars, black band between two black lines, red band, black band between two black lines, red band around foot. Red band on resting surface; black band and thinned black circle near on underside.
Inscriptions
Condition Greyish-white deposits on rim and one handle; slight tan deposits and scratches on exterior.
Technique/Style Late Corinthian II
Provenance
Period Late Archaic
Date 525-500
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Front view of a Corinthian skyphos, showing the exterior decoration of bands and vertical bars.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, decorated with buds and bands.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, decorated with buds and bands.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, decorated with buds and bands.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, showing the handle.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, showing the decoration of buds and bands.

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Front view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, showing the decoration of buds and bands and the handle.

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Oblique view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, showing the interior.

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Top view of a Corinthian pattern skyphos, showing the base.
Comparanda For decoration cf. Corinth T1455: Corinth 13, 213 no. 257-5, pl. 34
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 5.7
Diameters Body 7.9, foot 5.4
Handle_height 0.6
Other_dims.
Location 5.1.2
Edited_by Denise; Amy; Jayne
Date_edited 22.07.2002; 11.12.2003; 14.06.22
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