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Accession_Number REDMG:2003.92.1
Shape Lagynos
Shape_description Squat rounded body that tapers towards a ring base. Single strap handle joins the long narrow and leaning neck near the thick rim and shoulder.
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description Plain white ware
Munsell_color
Decoration Two incised narrow bands around the neck above the handle, two others around the upper body, and a single incised band around the base.
Inscriptions
Condition Complete and intact. Some darkening around the handle and the body. White deposits on the body. Chipping on the handle and rim. Some cloth glued to the base and '295' stamped on the base.
Technique/Style Wheel made
Provenance Unknown
Period Hellenistic (?)
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Right-side view of a white lagynos, showing the handle.

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Right-side view of a white lagynos, showing the handle.

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Front view of a white lagynos.

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Left-side view of a white lagynos, showing the handle.

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Back side view of a white lagynos, showing the handle.

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View of the base of a white lagynos.

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Over head view of a white lagynos, showing the mouth.

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Over head view of a white lagynos, showing the mouth.

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Over head view of a white lagynos, showing the mouth.

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Over head view of a plain lagynos, showing the mouth.
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Beazley_DB
Height 21.6
Diameters Body 15.0; Base 7.2; Rim 3.1
Handle_height 12.0
Other_dims.
Location Reading Museum
Edited_by Marianne
Date_edited 09.07.2009
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