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Skyphos
Greek, South Italian
Early Hellenistic Period
Early 3rd century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Gnathian Ware
Dimensions
7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Number12.795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Vase-Painting in Italy (MFA), no. 139.
Descriptionribbed body. Around the rim, a wave pattern in yellow paint. Around the base, dots. One handle broken.
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #139 (12.795)
Cup-Skyphos
Early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: The body is essentially the same as that of the ring-handled kantharos, cat. no. 136, while the foot is similar to that of the preceding cup, at. no. 138. The handles are tilted sharply upward.
The body has vertical ribbing, topped on both sides by a white stripe, which extends beneath the handles. Around the rim is a yellow wave-pattern framed by yellow stripes. There is a row of yellow dots on the grooved, echinus foot. The concave stem is reserved.
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #139 (12.795)
Cup-Skyphos
Early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: The body is essentially the same as that of the ring-handled kantharos, cat. no. 136, while the foot is similar to that of the preceding cup, at. no. 138. The handles are tilted sharply upward.
The body has vertical ribbing, topped on both sides by a white stripe, which extends beneath the handles. Around the rim is a yellow wave-pattern framed by yellow stripes. There is a row of yellow dots on the grooved, echinus foot. The concave stem is reserved.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Eliot Norton Collection; by date unknown: collection of the Misses Norton; gift of the Misses Norton to MFA, August 15, 1912