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Accession_Number 45.10.16
Shape Amphora
Shape_description Fragments of mouth of an amphora
Material Terracotta
Fabric Attic
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 5YR 6/4
Decoration Originally covered in a black slip. The top of the mouth is a darker brown, the inside and outside of the walls of the mouth are a darker colour.
Inscriptions
Condition Three fragments of an incomplete mouth of Black figure amphora. i) one chip on top edge of rim, one chip bottom tip of inside edge. Outside edge multiple small chips and marks. ii) multiple small scuffs and chips on top edge of moth with one larger chip. Inside edge multiple tiny chips, left outter edge glaze chipped. Exterior edge a few small chips and marks in slip. iii) smallest fragment with lots of damage and chips, white deposits on rim and top of external edge.
Technique/Style Black figure
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. width x height cm i) 7.8x2.5 ii) 3.5x3.5 iii) 2.5x2.5
Location 11.1.8
Edited_by Ludovica; Jayne
Date_edited 19.07.2022; 25.07.2023
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