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Accession_Number

27.4.6

Shape

Kylix

Shape_description

Two-handled, stemless. Kylix style (late). Two strap handles.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

The bowl shows linear decoration in black (fired orange-red) and (purple) red on buff. Groups of four bars on rim and inside, a thin band just underneath the lip. Large red/orange disk in centre of bowl. Outside of bowl features a pattern of wave-like pattern beginning underneath the handles, with one thin band either side. Below this, more plain bands are evident, one thick, the rest thin until the base. Foot contains one thin band right at the top, and then a thick one on the inside.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Some of the glaze appears faded through use, with patches of wear around the top of the rim. Red/orange disk in the centre has big patches of wear in it that has rubbed away the colour. The handles contain small chips and one has a patch of brown deposit. The outside shows one or two small holes and small chips. The base shows small areas of grey deposit and small flakes have been knocked away through use.

Technique/Style

Provenance

Period

High Archaic / Late Archaic

Date

550-525

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0218.jpg	Oblique view of a Boeotian kylix.
2002.97.0219.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian kylix, showing the interior and both of the handles.
2002.97.0220.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian kylix, showing the underside and the base.
2002.97.0221.jpg	Underside view of a Boeotian kylix, showing the base.
2003.14.0093.jpg	Two-handled kylix, showing linear decoration in red and black on pale creamy-buff.
2003.14.0094.jpg	View from below of two-handled kylix, showing inside unpainted.
2003.58.0004.jpg	An inverted Boeotian two-handled kylix.