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Black Figure Mastoid Cup

1927.02.0009

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Black Figure Mastoid Cup (1927.02.0009)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Drinking Vessels
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Greece : Attica
Period	Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC)
Date	500 – 475 BCE
Culture	Greek, Attic
Location	On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width)	15.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Height)	7.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	3.6 cm
Weight	151 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Glazing

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
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 "Two Attic Black-figured Skyphoi from the World Heritage Museum," Unpublished student paper (on file).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

Credit Line/Dedication	Classical Museum Purchase, Dedicated by Prof.Em. & Mrs. Jerrold Ziff.
Reproduction	no

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