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Accession_Number 2022.7.8.h
Shape column krater
Shape_description a column krater is a large, open-mouthed bowl used for mixing wine with water. There are only eleven fragments of this krater, three of them are from the base, the base is thick and wide, made with one big ring and two smaller rings, the body (even if absent) would have been with a round belly; two fragments are from the mouth of the krater, thick and wide rim with flat top
Material terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description red clay
Munsell_color 2.5YR 5/6        2.5YR2.5/1
Decoration the inside of fragments is painted with black and opaque paint; the external surface of the fragment is decorated with black and shiny paint; the first big ring of the base is painted with a brownish paint
Inscriptions
Condition inside: the black paint is missing in some places (especially in the fragments of the base); exterior: the paint is partially intact, it is missing in some little places
Technique/Style black paint, turning lathe
Provenance Attic
Period Late Archaic / Early Classical
Date 5th century BC
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda 42.9.1 Comparanda Beazley DB: 5582, ATHENIAN, BASEL, ANTIKENMUSEUM UND SAMMLUNG LUDWIG, ASCONA, MARKET, AACHEN, PRIVATE, DR. P. LUDWIG, LU47
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Height 5.5
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. W 9.9
Location
Edited_by Ludovica
Date_edited 20/07/2022
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