Black Figure Mastoid Cup
1927.02.0009
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Black Figure Mastoid Cup (1927.02.0009) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 500 – 475 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) | 7.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 3.6 cm |
| Weight | 151 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 includes the handles. D3 is the diameter of the base. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.75/) -ns Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE MASTOID Shape and Ornament: Offset lip, diagonal handles, no foot. Interior glazed (misfired) except for reserved band inside lip. Ivy leaf under each handle. Three reserved bands below scene. Subject: A-B, a satyr and a maenad in silhouette technique, dancing between two palmettes. Vine in background. First quarter of the fifth century B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 13, 3-4. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Agora P 2743 (Beazley, Attic Black-figure Vase-painters, 1956. P. 582, no. 16; Moore and Philippides, Agora XXIII, pl. 104, no/ 1571). |
| Bibliography | Nee, John. "Two Attic Black-figured Skyphoi from the World Heritage Museum," Unpublished student paper (on file). Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 14, Plate 13, 3-4. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase, Dedicated by Prof.Em. & Mrs. Jerrold Ziff. |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |