Skyphos
MS4804
From: Italy (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS4804 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Gnathian | South Italian |
Provenience | Italy (uncertain) |
Manufacture Location | Gnathia |
Date Made | 4th century BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Decoration in white and yellow, no incision. A) In center a dove, alighted, facing left. To left and right is a vine with a heavy stalk. B) Horizontal tendril. On body, hand incised reeding. On upper part of foot, dots or dabs in yellow. Lower wall and stem reserved. Intact except for 2 surface "explosions" which reveal russet clay at the core. |
Height | 11.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 9.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Wilder M. Perry, Exec. of the Estate of Frances Stearns, 1912 |
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