Greek black-glaze ribbed mug, Athens, c.475-425 BC
Terracotta
Height: 7.1cm, diameter: 8cm, including the handle: 10.1cm
11006 IVP
Charles Ede, London
Further images
The mug is of a straight-sided, cylindrical form with seven horizontal ribs and an applied ring handle just below the lip. The base is flat with a slightly raised foot...
The mug is of a straight-sided, cylindrical form with seven horizontal ribs and an applied ring handle just below the lip. The base is flat with a slightly raised foot running around the circumference. The very centre of the underside is reserved and with traces of miltos. Intact, some slight chipping to the glaze touched in, areas of incrustation to the base and interior.
Provenance
Private collection of G.M.; acquired prior to 1968Private collection of F.M., Mendrisio, Switzerland; by descent from the above
Private collection, East Coast, USA; acquired in Switzerland, 2014
Literature
Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Bochum, Kunstsammlungen der Ruhr-Universitat 2, pp.72-73, pl.75, no.9And for a similar example from South Italy compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Cleveland Museum of Art 2, pl.105, no.5