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Gnathia Lekythos

1922.01.0048

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Artifact Identification Gnathia Lekythos   (1922.01.0048)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Household Accessories
    3. :
  3. Storage & Display Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Classical
Date 330 BCE.
Culture South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 16.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 4.7 cm
Weight 150 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing, Incising

Research Remarks

Description

APULIAN GNATHIA
Ovoid body, flaring mouth, foot in two degrees. Tongues on neck, egg-and-dot band with incised outlines on shoulder. Egg pattern bordered above by one incised line and below by two incised lines and a row of dots. Below main design is another egg-and-dot band with incised outlines, and double incised borders.
SUBJECT A woman's head with kekryphalos, facing left, rises from a complex floral which continues around the vase with curling tendrils, dots, and flowers. Design stops below the handle.
ACCESSORY COLORS Red: Kekryphalos. White: flesh and egg-and-dot centers. Yellow: Hair, necklace, florals, tongues, and dots.
Attributed to the Boston Group by J. R. Green (in a letter dated 8/14/79). About 330 B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 59, 1-2.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 47, Plate 59, 1-2.


From Alexander to Autgustus . Bohen, B. et al, University of Illinois, 1983.

For a comprehensive survey, see A. D. Trendall, Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily. A Handbook. London: Thames and Hudson, 1989.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection
Reproduction no

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