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Accession_Number 23.11.1
Shape Bowl
Shape_description Bowl with incurving rim, diagonal profile in lower body, and raised base. Previously described as lamp of kothon type.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Laconian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/6
Decoration Black glaze inside and outside. Purple band on exterior of rim; narrower white band below. Reserved on underside.
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Condition
Technique/Style Black glaze; superposed colour
Provenance From the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Sparta
Period Classical
Date 6-4 c.
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Attribution
Image

2003.35.0082.jpg
Oblique view, from slightly above, of the side of a Laconian bowl with incurving rim.
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Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 3.5
Diameters Rim 7.2; mouth 4.1; base 3.6
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Location Myth and religion
Edited_by Karen; Amy; Kinsey
Date_edited 21.04.2004; 09.09.2004; 11.01.2006
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