Inventory Number: | P 387 | |
Section Number: | ΣΤ 371 | |
Title: | Black Figure Tripod Pyxis Fragments | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Description: | a) Fragment appears to come from some sort of stand, possibly tripodal; it broadens above to a concave insloping surface, smoothed and having a broken edge projecting inward. It is broken left and below, but has finished purpled edge right. Theseus killing Minotaur in presence of companions. A youth and a maiden on right (complete) side; upper part of another maiden preserved left; no feet preserved. Beast bowed under close grip; sword thrust into neck; outflung arms, a stone in each hand. Maidens appear to be taking part; youth stands apart with staff. Curious filling ornament: vertical rows of small dots. Free use of incision and of applied color: white on maidens and stones; purple on chiton and fillet of Theseus, peplos of Ariadne(?) left; hair of youth, right. Inside, wash of the clay. Clay, fine pink. Surface badly damaged. Cf. also P 418 and P 1122 (probably same pot). Cf. Collignon and Couve (1902-1904), no. 837 (475), pl. XXXIV. ADDENDA b) Fragment joining with this, completing left side, found later (Section Δ' 65, 15 March 1932: among sherds from north face of polygonal wall at 24/Κ. Basket from 0.25m. below top of wall to level of hearth: late Roman sherds). P.H. 0.077; P.W. 0.059; Th. (at top) 0.016. This fragment preserves the flaring foot of the stand (like that of P 418) and completes the scene: legs of Theseus, with clothing(?) resting on ground beneath; lower part of body of maiden, left, and figure of another youth behind her, at finished edge. | |
Context: | From cleaning cellars. Second fragment from basket of sherds from north face of polygonal wall. | |
Negatives: | Leica, 2-147 | |
PD Number: | Ptg. 258 | |
Dimensions: | P.H. a) 0.062, b) 0.077; P.W. a) 0.102, b) 0.059; Th. a) 0.007-0.005, b) 0.016 | |
Date: | 11-18 March 1932 | |
Section: | ΣΤ | |
Grid: | ΣΤ:18-30/Α-Θ | |
ΣΤ:24/Κ | ||
F-G 16 | ||
Period: | Greek | |
Bibliography: | Brommer (1960), p. 177. | |
Brommer (1956), p. 138, no. Ac 50. | ||
Agora XXIII, no. 1268, pl. 89. | ||
Is Similar To: | Agora:Object:P 418 | |
Agora:Object:P 1122 | ||
Agora:Object:Collignon and Couve (1902-1904), no. 837 (475), pl. XXXIV. | ||
References: | Publication: Agora XXIII Publication Page: Agora 23, s. 270, p. 254 Publication Page: Agora 23, s. 353, p. 337 Publication Page: Agora 23, s. 488 Drawing: DA 10688 Image: 2012.20.0316 (2-147) Image: 2010.18.0744 (2-147) Notebook: Δ'-1 Notebook Page: Δ'-1-68 (pp. 126-127) Card: P 387 Card: P 387 |