Italic Black-Glaze Lekythos
1922.01.0146
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Italic Black-Glaze Lekythos (1922.01.0146) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Early Republic, 400–200 BCE |
| Culture | Italian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 17.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 9.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 319 g |
| Measuring Remarks | 3rd dimension waived per discussion with Jennifer White, C. Vitez, 1/16/2009. |
| Materials | Pigment--Slip, Ceramic--Earthenware |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Dark Greenish Gray (10GY 3/1) -Main color. Moderate Brown (7.5YR 4/4) -Original color. Olive Gray (10Y 4/1) -Uneven shading. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE LEKYTHOS Shape and Ornament - Ovoid body, narrow neck with flaring mouth, strap handle. Joins of neck/shoulder and body/foot grooved. Handle lightly fluted. Grooved ribs on body. Dimensions and Conditions - H. 0.178 m.; d. body 0.101 m.; d. rim 0.044 m.; d. base 0.069 m. Fine tan clay, glossy black which continues inside neck. Traces of red wash. Glaze very worn and missing from about one-third of body and neck. Recovered in lower Italy. Campanian. Fourth to third centuries B.C. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 62, 7. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Lekythos in Naples (no inv. no.) (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Napoli 2 [Italia 22], p. 8, pl. 13:4) |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 52, Plate 62, 7. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |