skyphos

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Object Type: skyphos
Museum number: 1957,0212.31
Description: Campanian red figured pottery skyphos depicting; A: Draped youth facing towards the left, with his left hand muffled in a bordered mantle, B: Draped youthful figure facing towards the left with a narrow cloak wrapped around both arms, right hand advanced and a long crooked stick leans against his left arm; white accessories.
Producer name: Painted by: The Capua Painter (7943; ? (register)); Painted by: The Painter of BM F63 (? (vase catalogue))
Cultures/periods: Campanian
Production date: 360BC-325BC
Production place: Made in: Campania
Materials: pottery
Ware: Red Figure
Technique: painted
Dimensions: Diameter: 16 centimetres; Height: 16.25 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (1492); Msc (1272); LCS / The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily (2/671)
Location: On display (G1/wp63/sh4)
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir William Hamilton (? see notes)
Acquisition notes: Found in the museum, but noted on the record card that it is marked Hn Rm in pencil 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: 1957,0212.31

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