Black-glaze Skyphos

Title: Black-glaze Skyphos
Inventory Number: A0021
Date Acquired: 1974
Source: Charles Ede, Ltd., London
Provenance: S Italy
From Date: -399
To Date: -300
Description: Partially coated skyphos w stripes in added red. Interior & upper 3/4 of exterior coated; stripes in added red around top of rim on ext, two added red bands below handles, two bands in added red at base of solidly coated portion of ext; just above base two band, lower black, upper red shading to black; base edge int & ext coated red; two concentric dark rings and center dot on underside of base. Inside bowl one red stripe a mid-H, another at juncture of body & base.
State of Preservation: Paint worn & chipped, esp on one face at rim and handles.
Height: 8.56 cm
Max Diameter: 20.00 cm
Rim Diameter: 11.15 cm
Base Diameter: 6.6 cm
Color: Clay body 7.5YR 6/4 (light brown); primary decoration 7.5YR N3/ (very dark gray); added red 10R 5/8 (red).
Type: vessel
Material: fired clay