Sessile Kantharos

Item

Title

Sessile Kantharos

Inventory Number

A0019

Date Acquired

1953

Source

Purchased from personal collection of Paul Gardner

Provenance

Italy

From Date

-450

To Date

-400

Description

Kantharos of Saint-Valentine class. On one face central panel of black on red and white on black feathered scales with side stripes of V's and horizontal band of leaves below, short vertical stripes above. On other face central panel of alternating vertical stripes of black V’s on red and white V’s on black with single stripe at left of dots and hook band .below, vertical stripes above. Interior handles and lower body solidly coated; reserve band above base which solidly coated inside and out; interior of base reserved except for circular band around center.

State of Preservation

About half of base chipped off, sporadic chipping elsewhere on base; grayish incrustation on underside of base

Height

11.3 cm

Max Diameter

11.45 cm

Rim Diameter

11.45 cm

Base Diameter

6.2 cm base w/handle 9.2 cm

Handle Width

1.5 cm

Color

Clay body 2.5YR 6/6 (light red); primary decoration 2.5YR N 2.5/ (black); added decoration white.

Type

vessel

Material

fired clay