cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/33.4.1
Accession_Number | 33.4.1 |
Shape | Kylix |
Shape_description | Four-handled. Stemmed. Kylix style. Foot and stem hollow. |
Material | Terracotta |
Fabric | Boeotian |
Fabric_description | |
Munsell_color | 7.5YR 7/4 |
Decoration | Four handles, three with decoration, one without. Decoration black (mostly fired red) and red (purple) on creamy-buff. Zones of pattern: vertical bars (which go up onto the rim and three handles); zigzag; dotted lozenges; triangles separated by hanging loops or dot rosettes. Red used for thin bands dividing each zone. Stem and foot have five redish/black bands round them. Rim of foot edged with small vertical lines. Foot and stem decorated with two more bands. Inside kylix, two black bands round outside, then three smaller in the middle. |
Inscriptions | |
Condition | Complete, but not intact. One handle and part of rim restored. Stuck back together from six/seven pieces. Decoration around rim and handles is worn in patches, with small chips in the surface. Small gaps where the pieces have been rejoined. A few scratches are evident in surface of main zone. Top of stem is rough to touch. Resting edge of foot has chips in it, inside the foot has some sandy deposit and a crack across the centre. Inside the body, the gloss looks silvery, with small scratches on it. |
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Provenance | |
Period | High Archaic |
Date | 550 |
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Artist | |
Attribution | |
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Comparanda | |
Bibliography | CVA Reading 1, pl. 15.2 |
Archive_Ref | reference 1 reference 2 |
Beazley_DB | |
Height | H. 11.5 |
Diameters | Diam of mouth. 6.2; diam of foot. 7.5 |
Handle_height | H. 2.1; L. 2.3 |
Other_dims. | |
Location | History - Excavation shed (middle shelf) |
Edited_by | Georgina; Karen |
Date_edited | 09.08.02; 05.04.2004 |