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skyphos
Object Type
skyphos
Museum number
1978,0121.54
Description
Black glazed pottery skyphos with a ring foot reserved on the base, the glaze is worn and chipped, and there are traces of a whitish deposit in places.
Cultures/periods
Attic
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Glaze
Technique
slipped
Dimensions
Diameter:
11.70 centimetres
Height:
10 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum
(1137)
Msc
(1137)
Location
Not on display
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sir William Hamilton
(? see notes)
Acquisition notes
Found previously unregistered, but noted in the register that it was acquired before 1851 and is marked Hn Rm on the base, indicating that it was exhibited in the Hamilton Room and was probably part of the Hamilton Collection.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1978,0121.54