Red Figure Glaux (Owl) Skyphos, Cup
1924.02.0001
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Red Figure Glaux (Owl) Skyphos, Cup (1924.02.0001) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Late Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 500 – 480 BCE |
| Culture | Greek, Attic |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 15.3 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 7.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 5.5 cm |
| Weight | 141 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 is the widest body width including the handles. D3 is the base diameter. Depth body: 9.4 cm. Depth foot: 5.5 cm. Material: fine orange clay, glossy black glaze. Relief contour for curves around eyes. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Orange (5 YR 6/6) -ns Black ( N 2.75/) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | ATTIC RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS (GLAUX) Shape and Ornament: Incurving rim, convex body, torus foot. Disparate handles. Interior completely glazed. Incised line at top of foot. Underside of foot reserved and reddened with concentric bands. On each side an owl between olive sprays. Relief contour for curves around eyes. Ex Baudon Collection. Early fifth century B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 28, 3. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | For very similar "glaux" skyphoi, possibly by the same painter, see the skyphos in Vienna 566 (Lamberg Collection) (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Vienna I [Deutschland 5], p. 36, pl. 44:4). Munich 2552 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Munchen 2 [Deutschland 6], p. 27, pl. 95:5). |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 22, Plate 28, 3. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Baudon Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |