Skyphos

MS5885

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS5885
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gnathian | South Italian
Provenience Italy
Manufacture Location Gnathia
Date Made 4th century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Gnathia Ware
Description

Intact. Disk foot. Fully glazed except for lowest part of wall and all of foot. Around point of greatest circumference on A) is painted a grapevine, horizontal in purple, white and yellow. Below rim, from below upward are (1) a row of dots in white; (2) 2 fine wheel incised lines; (3) a row of quirks in yellow and white; (4) two wheel incised fine lines; (5) a row of egg and dart; (6) two wheel incised fine lines. On (B) just below lip are two horizontal lines of white dots separated by two wheel incised fine lines.

Height 12.3 cm
Outside Diameter 10.5 cm

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