Accession_Number | 26.12.30 | ||||||
Shape | Kantharos | ||||||
Shape_description | Shallow-bottomed with a thick-walled conical foot, flat resting surface; small ribbon handles. | ||||||
Material | Terracotta | ||||||
Fabric | Boeotian | ||||||
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Munsell_color | 5YR 6/6 | ||||||
Decoration | The inside of the cone is reserved. Bottom of bowl inside is brown, probably because another base was placed inside it for firing. Heavy faine (?). | ||||||
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Condition | Intact. Flakes of glaze are missing all over the surface, both inside and out, especially around the edge of the handles and the rim. A white deposit is clear not only on the inside of the Kantharos, but also in large quantities on the outside, including the base of the foot. | ||||||
Technique/Style | Black glaze | ||||||
Provenance | |||||||
Period | Late Archaic | ||||||
Date | 525-500 | ||||||
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Comparanda | |||||||
Bibliography | CVA Reading 1, pl. 33.2 | ||||||
Archive_Ref | reference 1 reference 2 | ||||||
Beazley_DB | |||||||
Height | H incl. handles. 11.2; without handles. 8.7 | ||||||
Diameters | Diam of mouth. 8.3; diam of foot. 4.9 | ||||||
Handle_height | Handle height. 7.1 | ||||||
Other_dims. | Height of foot. 2.1 | ||||||
Location | Excavation shed top 3 | ||||||
Edited_by | Georgina; Karen; Jayne | ||||||
Date_edited | 06.08.02; 21.04.2004; 03.08.2022 |