- KE 548 (Middle Hellenistic Athenian Relief Bowl) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 139
- Typological identification
- Hellenistic Moldmade Bowl (“Megarian Bowl“)
- Comparanda
- sim. AgoraXXII, pp. 57, 98, nos. 105-114, pls. 19, 20 (“idyllic“; S. Rotroff; Athenian, ca. 225-200 BCE)
- Comparanda
- sim. Thompson1934, pp. 379-380, no. D 35, figs. 66a, 66b (Athenian Agora)
- Description
- Hemispherical bowl with molded relief from rim to base and plain, vertical rim with slightly everted lip and scraped groove below. Wall: alternative scenes goats flanking kantharos and Eros carrying cornucopia; in between are garland with masks, two opposed birds. Rim: framed row of double spirals above framed row of large ovolo.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve ca. 25% of bowl, including nearly full profile from rim to bottom. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and rare chipping; worn breaks; thin, extensive film across surfaces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 14, no. Gr 30, pl. 3 (B. Adamsheck)
- Height
- 0.0875
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.134
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Animal (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dionysos/Bacchus (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Eros/Cupid (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Pan (Visual Motif)
- File
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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