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Accession_Number 22.3.6
Shape Skyphos
Shape_description Corinthian type. Handles are circular and horizontal and opposite each other.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Attic
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 5YR 7/8
Decoration Black inside and out. Two superimposed red lines just below level of handles. Painted black on the outside and inside is left reserved. Just above foot is left resereved with black vertical lines serving as rays. Outer foot ring is black, as is resting surface. Base is red with two bands in centre.
Inscriptions
Condition Complete but repaired. Small chip to rim. White deposits on outer surface and yellow ones on inner surface.
Technique/Style Black glaze
Provenance From Ruvo
Period High Classical
Date 450
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of Attic squat skyphos in black glaze.

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Front view of Attic skyphos showing inside of the handles reserved.

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Top view of Attic Skyphos looking inside wide mouth.

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Base of Attic skyphos (Corinthian type), showing the reserved underside.
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 34.4; Gill 1986, 363, H27
Archive_Ref reference 1
Beazley_DB
Height 10.8
Diameters 12.2
Handle_height 1.8
Other_dims. Base 6.4
Location Excavation shed top 2
Edited_by Denise; Karen; Jayne
Date_edited 22.08.2002; 21.04.2004; 03.08.2022
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