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Gnathia Alabastron, Oil Flask

Gnathia Alabastron, Oil Flask

1915.03.0228

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Artifact Identification	Gnathia Alabastron, Oil Flask (1915.03.0228)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Toilet Articles : Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Apulia
Period/Date	Classical, 350 - 300 BCE
Culture	South Italian Greek, Apulian
Location	On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	15.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	4.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	4.4 cm
Weight	125 g
Measuring Remarks	D2 is the body diameter. D3 is the foot diameter. The rim diameter is 4.8 cm.
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing, Grooving
Munsell Color Information	Black (N2.25/ 3.8%R) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description	APULIAN GNATHIA ALABASTRON Piriform body, flaring mouth with convex top, flaring foot with grooved edge. On the upper body are two lines, a band of curling tendril and dots and a band between two lines. most of the body is decorated in oblique cross-hatching bordered below by a band between two lines. On the upper foot are two reserved bands. Also reserved are edge and underside of foot. ACCESSORY COLORS Red: two bands. White: lines and cross-hatching. Yellow: curling tendrils and dots. Ex Olcott Collection. about 350-300 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 61, 2.
Description	N/A
Comparanda	Heidelberg U 48 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Heidelberg 2 [Deutschland 23], p. 48, pl. 86:2) similar decoration
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 49, Plate 61, 2.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	George N. Olcott Collection
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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