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Corinthian Alabastron - 1965.02

Acquisition number: 1965.02

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Corinthian Alabastron
Corinthian Alabastron
Corinthian Alabastron

Corinthian Alabastron. Black paint. On the top of the lip is a band and there is another around its edge; on the neck, tongues, then three bands. On the body is a broad zone of dots, with two bands below, then tongues radiating from the centre of the underside. No added colour is preserved.

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Title: Corinthian Alabastron - 1965.02

Acquisition number: 1965.02

Author or editor: J.R. Green

Culture or period: Early Corinthian.

Date: Late 7th - early 6th century BC

Material: Clay - Terracotta

Object type: Vessels - Alabastron

Dimensions: 40mm (w) × 72mm (h)

Origin region or location: Greece

Origin city: Corinth.

Display case or on loan: 3

Keywords: Greek, Early Corinthian, Corinthian

J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 21.

1965.02

Corinthian Alabastron

Presented by the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge. Ht 7.2cm; diam. 4cm.

Intact but the surface is worn and most of the paint missing. Black paint. On the top of the lip is a band and there is another around its edge; on the neck, tongues, then three bands. On the body is a broad zone of dots, with two bands below, then tongues radiating from the centre of the underside. No added colour is preserved.

This is a much simpler piece than 1963.02, but it belongs to the same period and is typical of the simpler products which were exported widely. Compare for example, Ch. Dugas, Délos x. Les vases de l’Héraion (Paris 1928) pl. 28, D, 383 and 383; A.N. Stillwell and J.L. Benson, Corinth xv.3. The Potters’ Quarter. The Pottery (1984) pl. 63, 1555-1558.

J.R. Green with B. Rawson, Catalogue of Antiquities in the Australian National University, A.N.U., Canberra, 1981, 21.