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Accession_Number

37.11.5

Shape

Bolsal

Shape_description

Straight sided, fairly deep, rimless bowl; two horseshoe-shaped horizontal handles attached just below the thin rim; thin groove before base. Flaring ring foot.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 6/6

Decoration

Black gloss covers the entire vessel, except for the underside of the foot. The gloss is not lustrous and on the exterior towards the foot is fired brownish. Inside the bottom of bowl, a brownish band caused by foot of another vase fired within it in the kiln. Inside is stamped design of four palmettes outside two concentric circles with an egg and dot pattern attached to the second one. Red paint is applied on the underside of the foot. It is decorated with a wide black band and a black dot at the centre. Between them, two thin concentric circles of almost invisible thinned glaze.

Inscriptions

Condition

Handle has been repaired; rim chipped; Gloss flaked off at places on the body, handles and the resting surface; small crack in centre of underside. Intact but assembled from 2 pieces. One handle, part of rim and body assembled.

Technique/Style

Black glaze, Stamped

Provenance

Period

High Classical

Date

425-400

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.30.0086.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly below, of an Attic black-glazed bolsal, showing decorated underside.
2003.97.0554.jpg	Side view of an Attic black-glaze bolsal, showing the body and both handles.
2003.97.0555.jpg	Side view of an Attic black-glaze bolsal, showing the body and both handles.
2003.97.0556.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glaze bolsal, showing the inside.
2003.97.0557.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-glaze bolsal, showing the underside decorated with a concentric circle.
2003.97.0665.jpg	Top view of Attic black-glaze bolsal, showing the inside of the mouth.
2008.10.0004.jpg	Profile drawing of an Attic black-glazed bolsal.