Gnathia Chous
1922.01.0054
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Gnathia Chous (1922.01.0054) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Hellenistic, 320 BCE. |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 20.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 12.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 8.2 cm |
| Weight | 520 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D2 includes the handle. D3 is the base diameter. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | (N2.25/ 3.8%R ) -ns Moderate Orange Yellow ( 7.5YR 7/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published 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. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Oinochoe in London 1715 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum British Museum I [Great Britain I], pl. 4:13). A similar vine branch by the same painter appears on a skyphos in Bonn 1210 (Green, Gnathia Pottery in the Akademisches Kunstmuseum Bonn, 1976. P. 3 no. 2, pl. 2). |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 46, Plate 58, 7-8. |
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 |