Gnathia Kantharos, Cup
1922.01.0051
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Gnathia Kantharos, Cup (1922.01.0051) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Hellenistic, 300 BCE. |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 17.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 12.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 10.0 cm |
| Weight | 227 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 includes the handles. D2 is the body diameter. The foot diameter is 5.1 cm. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.75/) -ns Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | APULIAN GNATHIA KANTHAROS Shape and Ornament: Ribbed body, set off at top by a line and above the foot by a groove, ring handles. On both sides of lip is a dot ivy spray. Upside-down palmettes at base of each handle and dots on edge of foot. Upper foot reserved and reddened, underside of foot partially glazed. ACCESSORY COLORS White: line. Yellow: dot ivy spray, upside-down palmettes. Attributed by J.R. Green (in a letter dated 8/14/79) to the Painter of Zurich 2692 or is workshop. About 300 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 58, 4. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Spurlock Museum 1922.01.0049 Bonn Museum nos. 697.50, 697.56 (Green, Gnathia Pottery in the Akademisches Kunstmuseum, 1984. Pp. 12-13, pl. 21b) |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 45, Plate 58, 4. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |