Gnathia-ware Apulian skyphos found in Naples area
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Object number
AR2464
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Skyphos (two-handled beaker)
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| Material: |
Red clay with black slip and traces of painting (originally probably in white and yellow). So-called Gnathia pottery |
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4th - 3rd century B.C. Early Hellenistic epoch |
| Description: |
High bell-shaped beaker with discus foot and two horizontal handles attached below the rim. Originally decorated with branches and band of dots.
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| Size: |
Height 89 mm, Diameter 82 mm (138 mm with handles).
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| Condition: |
Excellent condition, only minimal wear. The painting faded but still visible as a shadow.
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| Reference: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Copenhagen, National Museum 7, Pl. 276.6
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2018 from the German family collection Bergweiler which was formed over several generations. Acquired by Ä. and P. Bergweiler May 23rd, 1965 at Antiquitätenhandlung Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany. With note "... originating from the discontinued collection of museum in Cologne. Found to the north of Naples".
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| Authenticity: |
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