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Accession_Number 47.2.9
Shape Bowl
Shape_description Small bowl, 'later and light', according to Gill. Cf. Reading 14.9.106 Shallow bowl with incurving rim, concave on inner face, torus ring foot, circular ridge in middle of underside before convex centre.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Attic
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 7/6
Decoration Black gloss covers the entire body, except for resting surface, and within ridge on underside. Underside is covered with red paint and further decorated on reserved area with dot at the centre, central circle, and two thinner concentric circles. Much of exterior misfired brownish.
Inscriptions
Condition Some glaze worn off around the rim, at places on the body and on top of foot.
Technique/Style Black glaze
Provenance Tamassos T.75.II. Thought to be from Cyprus: T.75.II Poli? Cf. JHS 1890
Period Late Classical
Date 375-340
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Top views of two Attic bowls or salt-cellars, showing the interiors.

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Top view of an Attic bowl or salt-cellar, showing the interior.

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Side view of small Attic black-glaze bowl, showing the reserved band around the top of the foot.

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Side view of small Attic black-glaze bowl, showing the misfired red patch and reserved band around the top of the foot.

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Top view of small Attic black-glaze bowl, showing the interior.

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Bottom view of small Attic black-glaze bowl, showing the decorated underside.

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Profile drawing of an Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Top view of an Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Oblique view of a small Attic black glazed bowl, showing the decoration on the bottom and the side of it.

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Oblique view of a small Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Side view of a small Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Side view of a small Attic black-glazed bowl, showing some damage on the base.

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Side view of a small Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Profile view of the side of an Attic black-glazed bowl.

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Bottom view of a small Attic black-glazed bowl, showing decoration on the base.
Comparanda
Bibliography Gill 1986, 418, P177
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 3.1
Diameters Rim 9.5; base 6.0
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location Symposium
Edited_by Denise; Amy; Kinsey; Teifi
Date_edited 22.08.2002; 02.12.2003; 10.01.2006; 01.08.2006
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