Inventory Number: | P 641 | |
Section Number: | ΣΤ 567 | |
Title: | Amphora Fragment with Paint Decoration | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Description: | Fragment from neck, mended from two pieces. The neck curves outward toward shoulder and rim; at the lip, a heavy band. An octopus painted in cream over black to red glaze; pattern broken away at left; most of the body of the octopus, with one tenacle, and parts of two others, remain. Coarse pink clay with bits. Inside, cream slip with a band of glaze near the top. A most unusual piece; cf. P 1731, which shows a common shape at this period. Light on Dark style, probably to be dated in the 1st half of 7th c. B.C. ADDENDA Large joining fragments with part of the octopus found on 19 March 1935, in Section B (38-40/Η-Ζ), in sand fill under the road. H. as joined, ca. 0.13; greatest chord, at shoulder, ca. 0.195m. | |
Notes: | down to 4.70m. Fragments from two deposits. | |
Context: | Pit E. | |
Negatives: | Leica, 3-58, 7-524, 8-66, 81-577 | |
PD Number: | PD 388 | |
Dimensions: | Max. Dim. 0.188; P.H. ca. 0.13; P.Th. 0.013; Chord ca. 0.195 | |
Date: | 26 April 1932 | |
Section: | ΣΤ | |
Grid: | ΣΤ:44/ΙΕ | |
Elevation: | -4.70m. | |
Masl: | -4.7m. | |
Deposit: | H 17:4 | |
F-G 12:1 | ||
Period: | Greek | |
Bibliography: | Hesperia 87 (2018), table 3, p. 646; p. 653, n. 67. | |
Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939), no. B 58, p. 123, fig. 88. | ||
Agora VIII, no. 592. | ||
Is Similar To: | Agora:Object:P 1731 | |
References: | Publication: Agora VIII Publication: Hesperia 87 (2018) Publication: Hesperia Suppl. 2 (1939) Publication Page: Agora 8, s. 113, p. 99 Publication Page: Agora 8, s. 128, p. 114 Drawing: PD 388 (DA 5097) Image: 2012.21.0293 (3-58) Image: 2012.26.0341 (8-66) Image: 2012.55.1388 (81-577) Deposit: F-G 12:1 Deposit: H 17:4 Notebook: Β-9 Notebook Page: Β-9-5 (p. 1582) Card: P 641 Card: P 641 |