Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/22.3.27

Accession_Number

22.3.27

Shape

Skyphos

Shape_description

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Apulian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

2.5YR 5/8

Decoration

Black inside. Wave pattern around rim. Outside shows winged Eros on his knees (all above his waist is missing), garland in right hand, ribbon in left. Added yellow and white. At each handle is a palmette flanked by tendrils. Attached to tendril on left is a serrated leaf. Foot has ruddled band, black side and inside and a ruddled, flat base.

Inscriptions

Condition

If there were handles then they are both missing along with the whole of one side and parts of other side of body missing. Small section of rim remains.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Hellenistic

Date

325-300

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.28.0002.jpg	Fragment from a skyphos on the left and a complete skyphos on the right.
2003.28.0011.jpg	Fragmment from skyphos. Shows part of winged Eros on his knees, holding a garland in his right hand.
2003.28.0098.jpg	Skyphos fragment, back view. Palmette flanked by tendrils, under handle (missing).
2003.97.0958.jpg	Front view of part of an Apulian skyphos, showing part of the exterior pattern.
2003.97.0959.jpg	Side view of part of an Apulian skyphos, showing the inside of the cup to be glazed black.
2003.97.0960.jpg	Top view of part of an Apulian skyphos, showing the inside of the cup to be glazed black.
2003.97.0961.jpg	Underside view of part of an Apulian skyphos, showing the base and part of the pattern on the body.