Ure Museum | Database

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Accession_Number

26.12.12

Shape

Skyphos

Shape_description

Fragment. Offset rim.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 6/6

Decoration

Inside is black with reserved line at lip. The rim isblack on the outside. The object is reserved apart from the design of two boxers between two seated men who are facing them. On each side of the scene are the tips of the wings of sphinxes, who were presumably facing the handles. Red is used for hair and folds in garments. Detail is incised.

Inscriptions

Condition

Soft material, prone to crumbling and surface is dusty. Design is still clear although paint has begun to flake away.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Archaic

Date

520

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.97.0789.jpg	Top view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the design of two boxers between two seated men.
2003.97.0790.jpg	Bottom view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the inside of the cup.
2003.97.0791.jpg	Side view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the inside of the cup.
2004.51.0003.jpg	Top view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the design of two boxers between two seated men.
2011.98.0134.jpg	Top view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the design of two boxers between two seated men.
2011.98.0135.jpg	Bottom view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the inside of the cup.
2011.98.0137.jpg	Side view of a fragment from an Attic skyphos, showing the round shape of the side of the cup and the thickness of the clay.