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An Attic (Greek) stemless cup
Early 4th century BC
Black glaze on red clay. Offset rim. Incuse relief with stamped rosette decoration in centre. Incised rims between handles and lines at the foot.
Height: 4cm
Diameter: 12cm
Diameter: 12cm
Museum number: HR11
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 507
On display: Picture Room Recess (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
This cup is of an unusual shape (compare example published in Notzie di Scavi, 1917, p.47, fig. 15). Cornelius Vermeule believed that it was probably of Italiote (Attic) origin e.g. made by a Greek (from Attica - the region of south-eastern Greece ruled by Athens in ancient times) inhabitant of Southern Italy in pre-Roman times.
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