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Gnathia Amphora, Jar

Gnathia Amphora, Jar

1922.01.0052

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Gnathia Amphora, Jar (1922.01.0052)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Food Processing & Preparation T&E : Food Storage Equipment
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Lombardy Region : Milan
Period	Hellenistic
Date	300–275 BCE.
Culture	South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	13.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	10.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	7.5 cm
Weight	266 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing

Research Remarks

Description	APULIAN GNATHIA AMPHORA Shape and Ornament Flaring mouth, flaring foot in two degrees. Glaze stops inside neck. Incised rib on body. Shoulder set off by tow bands, band of waves, and dots between two more lines. At the base of each handle is an inverted palmette. Uneven reserved band on upper foot. Underside of foot reserved, with incised concentric circles. Groove on rim of foot. ACCESSORY COLORS White: band of waves and inverted palmettes. Yellow: two bands, dots. From Milan. About 300-275 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 58, 9.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 47, Plate 58, 9.

Artifact History

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

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