Agora Object: P 27885
Inventory Number:   P 27885
Section Number:   ΜΣ 1320
Title:   Black Figure Psykter Fragments
Category:   Pottery
Description:   Twenty fragments make up to eight. Not certain that base belongs.
a) Short vertical neck with out-turned rim and almost vertical shoulder. Consists of two fragments. Neck black glazed. Shoulder decorated with tongue pattern, followed by horizontal lines. Inside covered with thin, streaked glaze.
b) Four joining fragments. Nude, male figure with outstretched arms faces right; incision for details. Most of torso, left arm, right shoulder, left heel, neck and red-painted beard preserved. Two horizontal black lines at top and bottom.
c) Torso of nude man with outstretched arms, legs turned to right and head to left. Part of red-painted beard.
d) Three joining fragments. Rear part of nude male torso, right. Black glaze fired a dull gray-green.
e) Three joining fragments. Parts of two feet facing each other and resting on thin horizontal black line followed by wider black band.
f) Two joining pieces. Horizontal glazed band at top.
g) Glazed band at top. Semi-circle for ancient mend at one end.
h) Five joining fragments. Walls rise vertically from heavy ring foot. Black glazed band on wall just before it meets foot. Foot covered with glaze which is partially misfired. Fabric of this fragment thicker than preceeding fragments. Possibly does not belong.
Black glaze on some of the fragments misfired a dull gray-green. Inside covered with thin-streaked black glaze. Red for beards, incision for torsos.
Context:   West end of Middle Stoa, south of Piert 1, level 57, fill under road 6.
Notebook Page:   2627
Negatives:   Leica
PD Number:   PD 2455
Dimensions:   P.H. a) 0.025, b) 0.104, c) 0.045, d) 0.051, e) 0.08, f) 0.04, g) 0.05, h) 0.088; P.W. a) 0.12, b) 0.075, c) 0.06, d) 0.025, e) 0.113, f) 0.08, g) 0.058; Diam. h) 0.16
Date:   24 July 1967
Section:   ΜΣ
Grid:   H 13
Deposit:   H 13:5
Lot:   Lot ΜΣ 431
Period:   Greek
Bibliography:   Agora XXIII, no. 398, fig. 11, pl. 39.
References:   Publication: Agora XXIII
Publication Pages (4)
Images (5)
Deposit: H 13:5
Card: P 27885
Card: P 27885
Card: P 27885