Inventory Number: | P 25986 | |
Section Number: | ΓΓ 1204 | |
ΓΓ 1229 | ||
Title: | Moldmade Amphora Fragment: West Slope | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Description: | Lower part preserved, to start of shoulder. Much of the broad spreading foot missing, but profile complete. Surfaces chipped and worn. Sizable amphora, the lower part made in a large Megarian mould, the foot and upper part made separately. On the shoulder, above a scraped groove, traces of west slope decoration. On the wall, set off by elaborate vine motif, four scenes: labors of Theseus. On the underside, within the foot, double rosette medallion; bases of leaves around. Rim ornament, above a rinceau band, rosettes alternating with leaves. Glaze dull; interior and underside of foot fired red, and largely peeled. Resting surface reserved; scraped groove around foot. Cf. Agora XXII, no. 189. Cf. P 10877, from the same mould. Cf. Hesperia Suppl. 10 (1956), p. 107, no. 120, for the scene of Theseus and the Marathonian bull. ADDENDA 1) Theseus and the Marathonian bull; 2) Theseus and Skiron; 3) Theseus and Minotaur; 4) Theseus and Prokrustes [GRE]. | |
Context: | Well, upper POU. | |
Negatives: | Leica, 89-27-16 | |
Dimensions: | P.H. ca. 0.14; Est. Diam. (foot) 0.135 | |
Date: | 22 May 1957 | |
Section: | ΓΓ | |
Grid: | ΓΓ:64/ΚΒ | |
Elevation: | 11.15--10.3m. | |
Masl: | -10.3-11.15m. | |
Deposit: | F 17:3.2 | |
Lot: | Lot ΓΓ 725 | |
Period: | Greek | |
Bibliography: | Agora XXIX, no. 455, fig. 33, pl. 45. | |
Published Type: | Agora XXII, no. 189. | |
Hesperia Suppl. 10 (1956), p. 107, no. 120. | ||
P 10877 | ||
References: | Publication: Agora XXII Publication: Agora XXIX Publication: Hesperia Suppl. 10 (1956) Publication Pages (4) Image: 2012.77.0109 (89-27-16) Object: Agora XXIX, no. 455 Deposit: F 17:3 Deposit: F 17:3.2 Card: P 25986 Card: P 25986 |