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Accession_Number

51.7.13

Shape

Pseudopanathenaic amphora

Shape_description

Small pseudo-panathenaic amphora with downturned rim (and skewed mouth), offset neck divided from the sloping shoulder by a ridge, vertical strap handles curving up from the bottom of the neck to the bottom of the shoulder, ovoid body tapering to a thick stem, and a curved pedestal foot that is highly concave on the interior.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Apulian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

10YR 7/3

Decoration

The mouth is black at the top of the interior and the lip is reserved; the handles are black as is the body where they are attached, and the foot, except for the underside. The neck is decorated with a six-leaf palmette on each side. On the shoulder, beneath two reserved bands, are tongues that suggest the effect of ribbing. A white fillet has been painted over the 'ribbing' on both sides. Two thick, black lines (carelessly rendered) encircle the shoulder. A large palmette fills the space beneath each handle. A female head, shown in profile to the left, is shown on each side. Each women wear a kekryphylon or kalyptra and has her hair tied in a knot. Strands of added white (ribbons?) emerge from the hair. There are also thin lines (carelessly rendered) beneath the main scenes. Beneath the main scenes the vessel is black, except for the reserved stem and underside. The stem and the resting surface have been treated with a darker red wash. Red sections are streaky and dull, and some of the 'black' became red through misfiring.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact, with the exception of some spots that have been pitted off and few small gouges (on the interior of the mouth and on the body). Added white details are dirty.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical / Early Hellenistic

Date

325-300

Dating_details

Artist

Group of Reading 51.7.13; Meo-Evoli Painter; Round-ear Group

Attribution

Trendall and Cambitoglou (2.937) have designated this vase the name vase of the 'Group of Reading 51.7.13' and note that this Group is associated with the Meo-Evoli Painter as well as the Round-ear Group.

Image

2003.95.0058.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora (side A), showing a female head, profile to the left.
2003.95.0059.jpg	Detail of the front of the body of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora (side A), showing a female head profile to the left.
2003.95.0060.jpg	Top view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora, showing the mouth.
2003.95.0061.jpg	Side view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora, showing a palmette under the handle.
2003.95.0062.jpg	Back view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora (side B), showing a female head facing left.
2003.95.0063.jpg	Detail of the back of the body of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora, showing a female head facing left.
2003.95.0064.jpg	Side view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-Panathenaic amphora, showing a palmette under the handle.
2003.95.0065.jpg	Bottom view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-Panathenaic amphora, showing the reserved underside.
2004.11.0013.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora (side A), showing a female head, profile to the left.