siana cup(possibly);
little-master cup(possibly)
- Museum number
- AshmLoan.122
- Description
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Tondo sherd of Attic black-figured pottery Siana cup or little master cup with root of stem; interior: around tondo, border of alternating black and added red tongues between quadruplr bands; in tondo, black-figure decoration consisting of lower part of naked male, with his left arm held horizontally across waist, jumping to left with both legs kicked back; below, part of cross-hatched black area; exterior: part of reserved band with red band at outside edge; central part and stem glazed.
- Production date
- 550BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.50 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.40 centimetres
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Width: 5 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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The suffix ‘a’ was added to distinguish this sherd from another sherd with the same registration number (now designated G 137.23b).
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The scene may be one of vintage. The jumper could be so connected.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Registration number
- AshmLoan.122
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-G.137.23a (Accession Number)