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Gnathia Chous, Jug

1922.01.0054

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Artifact Identification Gnathia Chous, Jug   (1922.01.0054)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Food Service T&E
    3. :
  3. Serving Vessels
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Hellenistic
Date 320 BCE.
Culture South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 20.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 12.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 8.2 cm
Weight 520 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing, Incising

Research Remarks

Description

APULIAN GNATHIA CHOUS
Shape and Ornament: Ovoid body, trefoil mouth, strap handle. Narrow ridge around base. On shoulder, from top to bottom: egg pattern, wavy band, wave pattern, and long pendants, bordered above and and separated by double incised lines. On the body, a horizontal vine branch between vertical sprays. Stem and two grape clusters in red. Two uneven reserved and reddened bands around base.
ACCESSORY COLORS Red: half wavy band, stem, and two grape clusters. White: Shoulder: egg band, wave pattern, and long pendants. On body, tendrils, sprays, leaves and three grape clusters. Yellow: half wavy band, tops of pendants.
Attributed to the Circle of the Rose Painter by J. R. Green. About 320 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 58, 7-8.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 46, Plate 58, 7-8.

Artifact History

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

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