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Xenon Kantharos, Cup

Xenon Kantharos, Cup

1922.01.0147

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Xenon Kantharos, Cup (1922.01.0147)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Drinking Vessels
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Apulia Region : Ruvo di Puglia
Period	Classical
Date	400–375 BCE.
Culture	South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width)	15.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Height)	12.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	12.7 cm
Weight	317 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing

Research Remarks

Description	APULIAN XENON SESSILE KANTHAROS Shape and Ornament: Bell-shaped body, strap handle, narrow disk foot. Six concentric incised circles on interior. A. From top to bottom: vertical slashes; double lines; tendrils and triangles; zigzag; double line. B, Vertical slashes, horizontal zigzag, vertical zigzag, all separated by double lines. Edge of foot grooved. Accessory Colors: red: all decoration. From Ruvo di Puglia. Tentatively attributed by J.R. Green (in a letter dated 8/14/79). About first quarter of the fourth century B.C. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 60, 6-7.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 49, Plate 60, 6-7.

Artifact History

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

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