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Accession_Number

59.6.1

Shape

Kylix

Shape_description

Everted, concave rim, with round lip, offset by a carination from a shallow bowl, tapering sharply to a short stem that broadens to a moulded foot, concave in profile, with a nearly flat resting surface, grooved just within the resting surface, hollowed and conical within; a slightly incurving d-shaped handle rises up, on either side, from the centre of the bowl to the height of the kylix.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 8/6

Decoration

Glazed black on interior, except for a reserved concentric band in the middle of the bowl. Exterior: Black-glazed rim, exterior of handles, lowest part of body, stem, and upper part of foot. The lower part of the body is decorated with a floral frieze, consisting of (on either side) three palmettes. On side A, and the right palmette on side B, each palmette is dotted on either side of the central petal. The right-most palmette on side A has a vertical band (drip?) to its right. The left-most palmette on side B has a vertical worm on either side of it. Under each handle is an upright ivy leaf. Below this frieze are two narrow black bands.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact and complete except for a chip in the foot. Surface chipped and worn, especially on handles. White and grey deposit on handles and foot; black dulled to red in places.

Technique/Style

Floral ware; black figure

Provenance

Period

High Classical / Late Classical

Date

400

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Ure: palmettes 'related to' 'tree palmettes' from Tanagra Floral ware: see Hesperia 15 (1946) 30.

Image

2002.97.0280.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the interior and both handles.
2002.97.0281.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the interior decorated with concentric bands of reserved clay and red.
2002.97.0282.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the base, the floral pattern on the exterior, and both of the handles.
2004.14.0004.jpg	Oblique view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the floral pattern on the exterior and both of the handles.
2004.14.0005.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the floral pattern on the exterior and the chip on the base.
2010.98.0326.jpg	Oblique view, from above, of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the interior and both handles.
2010.98.0327.jpg	Front view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the handles and the base.
2010.98.0328.jpg	Left side view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix.
2010.98.0329.jpg	Back side view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the handles.
2010.98.0330.jpg	Right side view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix.
2010.98.0331.jpg	Over head view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the concentric pattern on the interior.
2010.98.0332.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the base, the floral pattern on the exterior, and both of the handles.
2010.98.0333.jpg	Bottom view of a Boeotian floral-ware kylix, showing the base, the floral pattern on the exterior, and both of the handles.