amphora
- Description
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Shoulder sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style black-figured pottery closed vessel, probably an amphora; exterior,white slip: black band at shoulder and neck junction; below, frieze of narrow tongues, some with added red; below, black-figure decoration consisting of possibly lotus leaf with added red and two blobs as filling ornament.
- Production date
- 600BC-570BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.50 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.70 centimetres
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Width: 6.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by City Art Gallery and Museum, Bristol. 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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For parallels regarding the decoration, see British Museum 1888,0601.534.3 (though leaf is not incised).
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: H2016.a (Accession Number)