Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | T 2970 | |
Title: | MIDDLE CORINTHIAN PROTOME PYXIS | |
Category: | Miscellaneous | |
Category Code: | T | |
Object Number: | 2970 | |
Description: | Pyxis with small flaring ring foot withsloping resting surface, flat undersurface. Ovoid body curving into rounded shoulder; short wide neck, thick horizontal outturned rim, thicker at outer face. Two plastic protomes set opposite each other on shoulder, abutting rim. | |
Decoration: | Inside mouth 2 wide bands; on top of mouth, rays; at edge, thick Z's; wide red band on neck; foot red; black rings on underside. On upper frieze, A: bull r., panther l.; B: goat r., panther l. Lower frieze, lotus-palmette design between seated sphinxes with poloi and sickle wings; siren with spread wings and goat (head missing) to r., alternating with three panthers l. Red for the usual details. Protomes: red for hair and dress; black necklace; heads made from worn moulds. | |
Material: | Fine buff to buff-tan clay. | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Numerous joining fragments, complete profile and both protomes; missing nearly half body, 1/4 circumference of lid. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.117, Diam. foot 0.072, Diam. max. 0.127, Diam. mouth 0.095, Diam. lip 0.095 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth XIII, p. 320, X-131; Amyx, CorVP, p. 453. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964 Publication: Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Painting of the ... 1988 Image: bw 8967 Image: bw 9030 |