amphora
- Museum number
- 1888,0208.108
- Description
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Sherd of Clazomenian black-figure painted pottery broad amphora (Urla Group), incorporated into a modern plaster reconstruction with several other sherds. Vessel as reconstructed: Neck, palmette. Body, dots: A (formed of 1888,0208.109, 76b and 113d), part of centre of panel - woman flute-player between two comasts (only parts of knee and shin (?) remain of the one on the right; an accidental splodge of paint above the buttock of the other); B (formed of 1888,0208.108 and perhaps 77c), two comasts, woman flute-player, two comasts. Purple for beards, hair of comast, skirt of woman on A ; for two stripes on dark area below panel; on necking ring. White for female flesh, for flutes, for stars on skirt of woman on B, and for dots along edges of and stars on cloak of woman on A.
- Production date
- 530 BC (about)
- Dimensions
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Height: 13.97 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Cook (CVA BM 8, p. 26) suggests that the fragment BM GR 1888.0208.77.c may join on the right.
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reconstructed with BM GR 1888,0208.76.b, 1888,0208.109, 1888,0208.113.d
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1888
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1888,0208.108
- Joined objects
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Potential Join Group: G16262 (2 objects)
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Associated Group: G16261 (6 objects)
