Red-Glaze Pyxis, Cosmetics Container: Lid
1922.01.0064B
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Red-Glaze Pyxis, Cosmetics Container: Lid (1922.01.0064B) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Campanian - Late, 300 BCE |
| Culture | Greek |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 9.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 3.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 61 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Weight was measured to the nearest 5 grams. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | very pale brown (10yr7/3) -ns red ( 2.5yr4/6) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Campanian Red-Glaze Pyxis Shape and Ornament - Globular body, broad neck with flaring mouth, upright handles, slightly flaring base. Glaze band on neck. On body, thin zigzag, double lines above and below wide band. Lower body and edge of foot glazed. Wide band inside rim, denticulate pattern on upper rim. Tops of handles glazed. Lid glazed except for two reserved bands. Dimensions and Condition: H. 0.146 m.; d. body 0.157 m.; d. rim 0.105 m. H. lid 0.03 m.; d. lid 0.096 m. Buff-pink clay, brown-red glaze (misfired). Intact. Attributed to the Campanian κεμαι Group by D. Amyx (5/5/79). About 300 BC. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 53, 3. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | κεμαι Group information: Trendall, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily,1967. P. 674. |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 42, Plate 53, 3. |
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 |