band-cup(probably)
- Museum number
- AshmLoan.260
- Description
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Body sherd of Attic black-figured pottery cup, probably a band-cup; interior glazed black; exterior: black-figure decoration consisting of two warriors and naked male (of warrior at left, part of leg with greave in added red remaining, to left, with possible spear shaft; of second warrior, legs with red greaves, lower part of shield with added white dots on rim with faded white device consisting of two vertical white lines, and spear shaft remaining, to left; on right, thighs, genitals, and left hand of naked male to left, perhaps holding a staff or spear (black vertical line).
- Production date
- 550BC-525BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.20 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.30 centimetres
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Width: 4.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- 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.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Registration number
- AshmLoan.260
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-G.1105 (Accession Number)