Skyphos, Cup
1922.01.0113
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Skyphos, Cup (1922.01.0113) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Patras? |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 550 BCE. |
| Culture | Greek, Corinthian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 11.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 8.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 5.0 cm |
| Weight | 59 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 includes the handles. D2 is the body diameter without handles. The base diameter is 5.5 cm. The wall thickness is 0.2 cm. |
| Materials | Ceramic, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Pale Yellow (5Y 9/3 ) -ns Dark Grayish Yellowish Brown ( 10YR 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Corinthian Kotyle Shape and Ornament: Slightly incurving rim, horizontal handles, flaring base, with four concentric circles on the underside. Below the figures, dot-band, rays. Subject: On the body, a row of dancing women in silhouette technique, moving right. Several figures overlap with ground line. Accessory Colors: red: rim, handles, triple bands on lower body; edge of base, alternate circles on the underside of base. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 2, 4. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 4, Plate 2,4. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection, Dedicated by Bernhard and Nancy Works. |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |