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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