Agora Object: Agora XXIX, no. 342 Dimensions: | | P.H. (a) 4.5; est. Diam. 19.0; max. p. dim. (a) 14.7, (b) 6.7. | Chronology: | | 240-220 | Bibliography: | | Rotroff 1991, no. 47, p. 80, pl. 26. | Published Number: | | AV 29.342 | References: | | Object: P 859
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P 859 a, b
Two nonjoining sections of rim and upper wall.
Nearly straight wall with three sets of grooves on exterior: two below rim; three further down; one preserved at lower edge of fragment a. Two scraped grooves below rim on interior, one scraped groove below decorated zone. On fragment a: thymiaterion, bunch of grapes, torch, and bunch of grapes, with tops towards center of bowl. On fragment b: lower part of torch. Thymiaterion has broad base from which rises vertical rod with four volutes on either side; flames at top. Lower body painted white, white dots within volutes. Bunch of grapes has three tendrils and one leaf.
Flames of torch blow to left; torch accented by white horizontal lines, two white fillets hang down at either side. Metallic brown glaze.
Related to Dikeras Group.
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