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Skyphos
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Plain rim; rounded body; raised, P-shaped handles below rim; short, wide stem; ridge at junction between stem and base; spreading ring base. Yellowish red clay (?); black glaze; rose wash; white, yellow and red paint. Incised line on floor centre; on one side of rim an ivy wreath with wet-incised stem; on the other side of the rim a band of white, dotted egg-pattern, the eggs outlined by incision, between incised lines; a row of yellow dots below; on body a white and yellow grapevine with a red central stripe; stem and area immediately above reserved and coated with rose wash; a reserved band and a circle on underside.
The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
Title: Skyphos
Description:
Plain rim; rounded body; raised, P-shaped handles below rim; short, wide stem; ridge at junction between stem and base; spreading ring base.
Yellowish red clay (?); black glaze; rose wash; white, yellow and red paint.
Incised line on floor centre; on one side of rim an ivy wreath with wet-incised stem; on the other side of the rim a band of white, dotted egg-pattern, the eggs outlined by incision, between incised lines; a row of yellow dots below; on body a white and yellow grapevine with a red central stripe; stem and area immediately above reserved and coated with rose wash; a reserved band and a circle on underside.
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