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Accession_Number

48.12.3

Shape

Skyphos

Shape_description

Tall, slightly out turned rim; small rounded horizontal handles at the beginning of the body, rising upwards, fairly deep body; thick conical footring; conical underside.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Perhaps Euboean

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/6

Decoration

Interior black glaze, except a reserved band just inside rim. Upper body reserved with darker red and black decoration; Three horizontal brown lines around the outside rim, six sets of five vertical lines spaced evenly around the upper body alternating with four occurrences of three concentric circles surrounding a central dot. Three horizontal lines below it separate this section from the lower body which is black except for one reserved band in the middle. Handles are a darker reddish brown (2.5YR 4/6). There is an incised cross on the inside of one handle only. The slightly flared foot is also black with a reserved resting surface and underside.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact but missing several large chips from the rim, one from the handle joint, from the foot. Interior pitted so red fabric shows through. White deposits on the interior in the area under one handle.

Technique/Style

Geometric

Provenance

From the Cyclades, probably Paros

Period

Archaic

Date

7-6 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0517.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Euboean skyphos decorated with geometric ornament.
2002.97.0518.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Euboean skyphos decorated with geometric ornament.
2002.97.0519.jpg	Top view of an East Greek skyphos, showing the interior and both of the handles.
2002.97.0520.jpg	Bottom view of an East Greek skyphos, showing the reserved base.
2003.93.0343.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Euboean skyphos decorated with geometric ornament.
2004.12.0005.jpg	Front view of a Euboean skyphos decorated with geometric ornament.
2008.10.0020.jpg	Profile drawing of a geometric Euboean skyphos.