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Accession_Number

50.10.2

Shape

Bowl

Shape_description

Slightly everted lip with nearly flat rim, on a cylindrical bowl with concave sides, divided with a a sharp carination from a convex lower that smoothly curves into a short stem on a rounded foot ring, with rounded resting surface, tapering inner wall, and nearly flat underside. Two suspension holes are arranged horizontally just below the rim on one side.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/6

Decoration

Interior glazed black. The rim is decorated with black dots (possibly modern?). The walls are decorated with a floral frieze, consisting of 9-petal palmettes alternating with vertical tendrils (one of which is single and 5 of which are comprised of interlocking ss), framed above and below by two black bands. The lower part of the body is decorated with a thick black band, between two reserved bands. The foot ring is decorated with black bands on the vertical surfaces. The underside is decorated with a narrow black band around a central black dot.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of three or more pieces, complete except for some chips on the rim, and restored, with some overpainting. The surface is scratched and pitted, with some white deposits on the interior bowl.

Technique/Style

Floral ware

Provenance

Period

Date

Dating_details

Artist

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Image

2002.97.0323.jpg	Side view of a Boeotian bowl, showing the palmette and tendril (?) decoration.
2002.97.0324.jpg	Top view of Boeotian bowl, showing the black interior.
2002.97.0325.jpg	Bottom view of an (upside down) Boeotian bowl, showing reserved base with two black concentric bands and central dot.
2004.68.0001.jpg	Oblique view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2004.68.0002.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2004.68.0003.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2004.68.0004.jpg	Oblique view of an upturned Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2008.98.0338.jpg	Oblique view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2008.98.0340.jpg	Profile view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2008.98.0342.jpg	Profile view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl, with carinated lower part, decorated with palmettes and tendrils.
2008.98.0344.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian floral ware bowl.
2008.98.0346.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian bowl with carinated lower part, showing the underside, with banded decoration.