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Gnathia Amphora, Jar

1922.01.0052

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Artifact Identification Gnathia Amphora, Jar   (1922.01.0052)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Food Processing & Preparation T&E
    3. :
  3. Food Storage Equipment
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
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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