Gnathia Lekythos
1900.11.0097
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Gnathia Lekythos (1900.11.0097) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Late Apulian, 315–300 BCE |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 7.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 12.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 114 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip, Pigment--Paint |
| Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Throwing, Firing |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Gray (N 3.25/ 7.7% R) -Main color. White (N 9/ 78.7% R) -White linings. Moderate Brown (7.5YR 4/4) -Bottom. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Apulian Gnathia Lekythos Shape and Ornament - Ovoid body, loop handle, foot flaring and grooved. On the neck, a line with pendant hooks. On the body, a band which loops below the handle, and oblique cross-hatching between two bands. Accessory Colors - White: line, pendant hooks, oblique cross-hatching, and two bands. Yellow: band which loops below handle. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 61, 3. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Spurlock Museum 1900.11.0078 Naples Museum 1389 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Napoli 3, p. 16, pl. 69:12) Heidelberg Museum U48 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Heidelberg 2, p. 48, pl. 86:2) Royal Ontario Museum 972.275.1 (Hayes, Greek and Italian Black-gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1984. P. 150, no. 248) |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 49, Plate 61,3. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |