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Accession_Number REDMG:1953.25.54
Shape Mug
Shape_description Wide-mouthed mug. Rounded outturned rim, narrowing at the neck and broadening to a baggy body, in a continuous curve down to the thick torus ring foot, with a thin resting surface, diagonal element, and offset underside; a vertical loop ribbon handle is tucked in just below the rim where it adjoins the upper half of the body.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Apulian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/6
Decoration Black glaze except for reserved underside, interior of foot ring, and resting surface. Red patches, especially on foot, are due to misfiring.
Inscriptions
Condition Slightly scratched in rim and handle, with light brown stains on underside.
Technique/Style Black glaze
Provenance
Period Late Classical
Date 400-350
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Right side view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.

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Right side view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.

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Left side view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.

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Top view of an Apulian black-glaze mug, showing the interior.

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Bottom view of an Apulian black-glaze mug, showing the reserved underside.

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Oblique view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.

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Front view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.

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Front view of an Apulian black-glaze mug, showing the handle.

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Front view of an Apulian black-glaze mug, showing the red patches.

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Front view of an Apulian black-glaze mug.
Comparanda Cf. Reading 55.1.1
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 6.3
Diameters Rim 5.8, body (max.) 5.4, base 4.4
Handle_height 2.6
Other_dims. W. incl. handle 7.4
Location 7.1.3
Edited_by Denise; Amy; Joana Varela; Jayne
Date_edited 29.09.2002; 19.10.2004; 24.04.2017; 03.08.2022
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