Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | T 1599 | |
Title: | MIDDLE CORINTHIAN GLOBULAR PYXIS | |
Category: | Miscellaneous | |
Category Code: | T | |
Object Number: | 1599 | |
Old Number: | P 825 | |
Description: | Pyxis with low vertical ring foot, globular body, short wide neck, horizontal outturned rim. Two vertical band handles, making narrow loops set on shoulder. | |
Decoration: | On neck, horizontal wavy line; vertical wavy line on each handle; on upper body, each side, large siren to rt. with extended wings; a few large irregular filling ornaments; below, row of large rosettes with three purple segments; above foot, 5 closely set black lines. On underside, concentric circles. Group of the Scale Painter. But Amyx, further states, apparently by the Hermitage Painter (in the group). | |
Material: | Fine buff Corinthian clay. | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete, several joining fragments. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.115, Diam. foot 0.095, Diam. 0.136 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth, XIII, p. 184, n. 157-0; Corinth VP, p. 152 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964 Image: bw 8200 |