Black-Glaze Guttus
1922.01.0143
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Black-Glaze Guttus (1922.01.0143) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Hellenistic, Late 4th – Early 3rd century BCE |
Culture | South Italian Greek, Campainian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 10.5 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 10.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 9.9 cm |
Weight | 154 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip |
Manufacturing Processes | Firing, Throwing, Incising |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Grayish Olive (7.5Y 2/2) -Main color. Pale Orange Yellow (10YR 8/4) -Lower area of the artifact. Light Brown (7.5YR 5/6) -Chipped area. |
Research Remarks
Published Description | ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE GUTTUS Shape and Ornament - Convex body, incised ribs on the body, grooved cross underneath the handle. Tall flaring foot with center ridge and upper part reserved. Subject - On the medallion, a wreathed head of Dionysos in relief. Dimensions and Condition - H. 0.099 m.; d. body 0.105 m.; d. foot 0.054 m. Fine tan clay, glossy black glaze with blue metallic sheen. Broken spout. Glaze slightly chipped on lower body, upper foot reserved. Campania. Late fourth to early third centuries B.C. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 64, 2 and 5. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Bohen, B. et al, From Alexander to Augustus. University of Illinois: Champaign, 1983. Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 56, Plate 64,2; 64,5. |
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 |