Guttus, Black-Glaze

1924.02.0007

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Artifact Identification Guttus, Black-Glaze   (1924.02.0007)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Hellenistic, 300 BCE
Culture South Italian Greek

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 15.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 14.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 9.1 cm
Weight 355 g
Measuring Remarks D2 is the height with handle; D3 is the height without handle.
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Incising, Handbuilding
Munsell Color Information Black (N 2.5) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE GUTTUS Shape and Ornament: Convex body with incised ribs. Tall slightly flaring foot with central ridge. Upper half of foot reserved and washed with red. Red cross on bottom of foot. SUBJECT: Relief head of bearded satyr. Possibly ex Baudon Collection. Campanian. About 300 B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 64, 3 and 6.

Description N/A
Comparanda

Naples 368 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Naples 2 [Italia 22], p. 11. pl. 23.5) Royal Ontario Museum 970.288.4 (Hayes, Greek and Italian Black-gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1984. P. 56, no. 89, fig. 5, which is possibly Apulian)

Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 56, Plate 64, 3; 64, 6.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Baudon Collection
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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