kantharos
- Description
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Wall fragment of pottery kantharos. Medium-fine, light red (2.5 YR 6/6) clay with much silver mica. Glossy black glaze. Exterior, part of chain of pendant drops preserved in added colour; interior undecorated.
- Production date
- 300BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.20 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.40 centimetres
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Width: 3.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by Akademisches Kunstmuseum. 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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Also published by D. Piekarski, "Die Keramik aus Naukratis im Akad. Mus. Bonn" in U.Hoekmann and D.Kreikenbom, Naukratis. Die Beziehungen zu Ostgriechenland, Aegypten und Zypern in archaischer Zeit, Acts of Round Table in Mainz (25-27 November 1999), Bibliopolis 2001, p.106 pl. 15.3.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 697.67 (Accession Number)