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amphora(probably)

Object Type
Museum number: 1886,0401.1267.b
Description: Shoulder sherd of East Greek, probably Clazomenian, black-figured pottery closed vessel, probably an amphora; exterior: painted decoration consisting of five rows of scales with dots in added white.
Cultures/periods: East Greek; Archaic Greek
Production date: 540BC-510BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Clazomenae (probably)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Naukratis
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 4.30 centimetres; Thickness: 0.50 centimetres; Width: 5.30 centimetres
Curator's comments: Cook states that although the scales are typical of Clazomenian black figure pottery, they are not exclusive to Clazomenian pottery and therefore, the origin of this specific sherd cannot be confirmed although Clazomenian scales tend to be long (Cook 1952, 143, n. 102, no. 7). For similar scales, see Boston 86.555.
Bibliographic references: CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8 (p. 25, pl. IX, no. 27); Cook 1952 / A List of Clazomenian Pottery (p. 143, no. 102, no. 8); Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt (GH.042) (Phase 1)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1886
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1886,0401.1267.b