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amphora
(?)
;
olpe
(?)
Object Type
amphora
(?)
olpe
(?)
Description
Fragment of a pottery black-figured amphora or olpe. Clay: yellow-red with mica. Exterior: head of a panther to right; to right, part of floral complex including pendent palmette with chevron-incised band. Inside reserved.
Cultures/periods
Archaic Greek
Attic
Production date
590BC-570BC
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
4.10 centimetres
Width:
3.20 centimetres
Curator's comments
Production centre uncertain in view of the mention of mica in the clay by Prins de Jong in her notebook.
Bibliographic references
Prins de Jong 1925 / Scherben aus Naukratis: Aus der Sammlung des Universitäts-Professors Dr Fr W Freih von Bissing
(p. 62, no. 20)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GA.0922)
Location
Not on display
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
T.2954
(Musée Scheurleer (The Hague) Registration number)
Miscellaneous number:
VII.20
(cat. no. in Prins de Jong 1925)