| Accession_Number | REDMG:2004.97.1 | ||||||||||
| Shape | Kantharos | ||||||||||
| Shape_description | Plain rounded rim; tapering walls, slightly concave, broaden slightly at the bottom of the bowl, which is moulded with two carinations; diagonal profile to bottom of bowl; tall cylindrical stem, slightly bulging at the middle, curves out to a flat disk foot, with rounded sides, but an indeterminate bottom. Two vertical strap handles swing up from the rim and rejoin the vase at the lower carination, where they comprise a smooth curve with the bottom of the bowl. | ||||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||||
| Fabric | Perhaps Boeotian | ||||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 7.5YR 6/3 | ||||||||||
| Decoration | Black glaze entirely, except perhaps on base. | ||||||||||
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| Condition | Comprised of 30 or more fragments, rejoined and with some plaster restorations; body is joined to stem with a new (rusted) screw. Evidence of modern breaks (on plaster joins). Thick dark grey adhesions on base. Iridescence and other slight deposits on interior. | ||||||||||
| Technique/Style | Black glaze | ||||||||||
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| Period | Classical | ||||||||||
| Date | 5 c. | ||||||||||
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| Height | 19.1 | ||||||||||
| Diameters | Rim 11.4; carination at bottom of bowl 9.8; base 7.1 | ||||||||||
| Handle_height | 11.8 | ||||||||||
| Other_dims. | W. handles 2.0; H. to rim 15.3 | ||||||||||
| Location | Reading Museum loan boxes | ||||||||||
| Edited_by | Amy; Joana Varela | ||||||||||
| Date_edited | 17.08.2004; 05.04; 2017 |
