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Accession_Number
2005.2.4
Shape
Skyphos
Shape_description
Ring
foot,
sloping
on the
interior,
torus
profile
on the
exterior.
Material
Terracotta
Fabric
Perhaps
Attic
Fabric_description
Hard
to
discern,
because
fabric
has
greyed
on all
broken
surfaces
(through
exposure
to
fire?)
Munsell_color
7.5YR
6/2
Decoration
Black
glazed
all over, except on
resting
surface,
and
underside,
which is, however,
decorated
with two
black
concentric
circles
at
centre,
and
black
on the
interior
of the
ring
foot.
Perhaps
also
ruddled
on
underside
Inscriptions
On
underside:
AFY
(Alpha-Phi-Upsilon
in
capitals)
Condition
Single
fragment
comprising
about
half
of the
base,
scratched
and
chipped
in
places;
broken
surfaces
abraded
and
covered
with
grey
deposits.
Technique/Style
Black
glaze;
ruddled
Provenance
Period
Late
Classical
Date
4 c.
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
3.4
Diameters
Base
7.5
Handle_height
Other_dims.
W.
(on
base)
4.5
Location
Education
Edited_by
Date_edited
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