Gnathia Lekanis, Container
1922.01.0149A
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Gnathia Lekanis, Container (1922.01.0149A) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Hellenistic, Late 4th century BCE |
Culture | South Italian Greek, Egnazian, Gnathian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 17.9 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Height) | 6.5 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 239 g |
Measuring Remarks | 6.5 cm is the height 17.9 cm is the diameter |
Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing, Handbuilding |
Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.5) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | SICILIAN (?) GNATHIA LEKANIS AND LID Shape and Ornament: Carinated body and lid, echinus foot, slightly flaring knob handle. Undecorated body and reserved foot. On the lid, tendrils and dot rosettes between two pairs of lines. Line on the edge of the knob. Accessory Colors: Yellow: line, tendrils, and dot rosettes. From Capena. Attributed as Gnathian by J.R. Green (in a letter dated 8/14/97), who says it might be of Sicilian manufacture. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 61, 10. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 51, Plate 61, 10. |
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 |