Xenon Kantharos, Cup
1922.01.0147
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Xenon Kantharos, Cup (1922.01.0147) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Classical, 400–375 BCE. |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 15.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 12.9 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 12.7 cm |
| Weight | 317 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.75/) -ns Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published 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. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Royal Ontario Museum 925.28.3 and 923.13.96 (Hayes, Greek and Italian Black-gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1984. P. 115, figs. 195-196) |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 49, Plate 60, 6-7. |
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 |