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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/48.2.1

Accession_Number

48.2.1

Shape

Kantharos

Shape_description

Two handles begin half way up the pot and finish above the rim.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 5/6

Decoration

The interior is glazed black. There are two zones of decoration. Top (A): water bird, horseman with dog, lion; top (B): lion, horseman, waterbird. Bottom: seven swans, three decorated with incisions, above a ray base. A few rosettes and a dotted rhombus in the field. The base and rim of the foot are reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. The inside is covered in sandy/white deposit, which can also be found in the inside of the handles. The rim shows wear on the glaze and slight flaking. The main zones have small scratches on them, including deep scratches on three of the swans (could be intentional?). There is more deposit around the top of the foot and on the base of it.

Technique/Style

Black figure; geometricising

Provenance

Period

Date

550

Dating_details

Artist

Geometricising Group

Attribution

A.D. Ure, JHS 1929 and 1935

Image

2002.97.0364.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a rider on horse, and dog, between a water bird and a lion; swans below.
2002.97.0365.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a rider on horse, and dog, between a water bird and a lion; swans below.
2002.97.0366.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a horseman between a lion and a water bird; swans below.
2002.97.0367.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian geometricising kantharos, showing the interior and both of the handles.
2002.97.0368.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a horseman between a lion and a water bird; swans below.
2003.16.0003.jpg	Back view (side B) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a horseman between a lion and a water bird; swans below.
2003.16.0005.jpg	Front view (side A) of a Boeotian black-figure kantharos, depicting a rider on horse, and dog, between a water bird and a lion; swans below.