Gnathia Mug

1921.01.0011

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Gnathia Mug (1921.01.0011)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Drinking Vessels
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Apulia
Period/Date	Classical, 300 BCE.
Culture	South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	11.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	7.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	4.0 cm
Weight	133 g
Measuring Remarks	7.2 cm is the diameter of the opening and 4.0 cm is the diameter of the foot
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing
Munsell Color Information	Black (N 2.75/) -ns Dark Reddish Orange (10R 4/8) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description	APULIAN GNATHIA MUG Round body, broad neck with flaring rim, loop handle, foot in two degrees. Decoration on the lip and shoulder of vase. From top to bottom: incised line, egg pattern, double incised line, dots, band, interlocking s-curves, band. Upper part and underside of stepped foot reserved. ACCESSORY COLORS Red: two bands. White: egg pattern and dots. Yellow: filling of incised line, and interlocking s-curves. Interior glazed to base of neck. Attributed to the Knudson Group by J. R. Green (in a letter dated 8/14/79). Around 300 B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 60, 4.
Description	N/A
Comparanda	Stuttgart KAS 221 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Stuttgart I [Deutschland 26], p.63, p1.58:9
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 48, Plate 60, 4.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	Mary L. Trowbridge Collection
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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