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NM73.3; Cup; Pendent semicircle skyphos; 800BC-750BC
NM73.3
Nicholson Museum
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Collection Nicholson Museum : Pottery, Ancient Greek And Italian World
Object Category Vessel / container - Cup
Name / Title Pendent semicircle skyphos
Alternate
Production
Unknown. 800BC-750BC
Description Broken and restored complete, except for some chips on the rim. Short offset flaring lip and low ring foot. Hard-fired clay with a few small white inclusions. Light pinkish brown core (5YR 7/4) with a brownish surface (7.5YR 7/4). The paint on the lip, handles and
lower body ranges from brownish black (7.5YR 2/2) to a lighter shade (2.5YR 5/6); the semicircles are yellowish-brown (7.5YR 6/6). On the exterior, two intersecting sets of 11 semicircles in the reserved handle-zone on each side of the vase; the
interior is painted, except for a reserved band on the lip. Kearsley's Type 4, and probably of Euboean manufacture.
Media Ceramic
Material clay
Measurements 8.8cm
mouth: diam 15.6cm
foot: diam 7.3cm
0.9cm
History Notes
Bibliographic Details
[Article] Kearsley, Ros. 1995. A Pendant Semicircle Skyphos of the Geometric Period, in Cambitoglou, Alexander & Robinson, Ted. 1995. Classical Art in the Nicholson Museum. 17-28.
ead. "A Pendent Semicircle Skyphos of the Geometric Period", in: A. Cambitoglou - E. Robinson (eds.), Classical Art in the Nicholson Museum, Sydney (Mainz 1995) 17-28.
[Article] The Pendant Semi-circle Skyphos, in BICS Supplement 44.
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Credit Line
Museum Number NM73.3
Other Number
Display Location Display - Nicholson Museum
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