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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
1888,0208.106.a-d
Description
Four fragments of the body of probably one Clazomenian black figure painted pottery amphora. Women dancers. Purple for bottom border of skirt, white for flesh and patterning on skirt.
School/style
Urla group
Cultures/periods
North Ionian
Archaic Greek
Production date
550BC - 500BC
(possibly 530 BC (S. Weber))
Production place
Made in:
Clazomenae
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Tell Dafana
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
3.50 centimetres
(a)
Height:
5.80 centimetres
(b)
Height:
3.80 centimetres
(c)
Height:
4.70 centimetres
(d)
Thickness:
0.40 centimetres
(a)
Thickness:
0.60 centimetres
(b)
Thickness:
0.50 centimetres
(c)
Thickness:
0.40 centimetres
(d)
Width:
4.70 centimetres
(a)
Width:
6.50 centimetres
(b)
Width:
5 centimetres
(c)
Width:
4.60 centimetres
(d)
Curator's comments
BSA xlvii, 131-CII.3. Whereas it was previously thought that these fragments belong to the same vessel (Cook 1954), it is possible that they do not (S. Weber).
Bibliographic references
CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8
(Pl. GB 590, 5-8)
Weber 2012 / Untersuchungen zur archaischen griechischen Keramik aus anderen ägyptischen Fundorten
(TD 155)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
dancer
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1888
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1888,0208.106.a-d