Attic Black Glaze Salt Cellar or Small Bowl
1911.02.0015
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Attic Black Glaze Salt Cellar or Small Bowl (1911.02.0015) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | N/A |
| Culture | Greek, Graeco-Egyptian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 15.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 5.2 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.4 cm |
| Weight | 312 g |
| Measuring Remarks | The diameter of the base is 8.7 cm. The depth is the thickness of the bowl wall. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2/ 3.1% R) -Main color. Light Yellowish Brown (7.5YR 7/6) -Chipped area. Strong Brown (5YR 4/6) -Rusty area. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Attic Black-Glaze: Salt Cellar or Small Bowl Shape and Ornament: Shallow body with incurving rim and wide ring-base. Stamped palmettes on interior. Above base, a reserved groove with traces of red wash. Underside of foot glazed except for resting surface, which is reserved, grooved and covered with red wash. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 35, 3. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Agora P 1960 (Sparkes and Talcott, The Athenian Agora vol. 12: Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th, and 4th Centuries B.C., 1970. pp. 137, 302, no. 944, pl. 33 [two views]). Royal Ontario Museum 919.5.71. Hayes, Greek and Italian Black-gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1984. pp. 40–41, no. 66, with additional comparanda. |
| Bibliography | James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 33, Plate 35, 3. Divisions for region taken from: Baines & Málek 1980 Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |