Attic Black-Figured Pottery (Athenian Agora vol. 23)

520 Pages·1986·143.53 MB·English

by  Mary B. Moore

THE ATHENIANAG ORA
RESULTS OF EXCAVATIONS
CONDUCTED BY
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
VOLUME XXIII
ATTIC BLACK-FIGPOUTRTEERYD
BY
MARY B. MOORE AND MARY ZELIA PEASE PHILIPPIDES
WITH THE COLLABORATION OF
DIETRICH VON BOTHMER
THE AMERICANS CHOOLO F CLASSICALS TUDIES AT ATHENS
PRINCETON,N EW JERSEY
1986
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moore, Mary B. 1937-
Attic black-figuredp ottery.
(The Athenian Agora ; v. 23)
Includes bibliographical referencesa nd indexes.
1. Agora (Athens, Greece)-Catalogs. 2. Vases, Black-figured-Greece-
Athens-Catalogs. 3. Greece-Antiquities-Catalogs. 4. Athens (Greece)-
Antiquities-Catalogs. I. Philippides, Mary Zelia Pease, 1906- . II. Von
Bothmer, Dietrich, 1918- . III. American School of Classical Studies at
Athens. IV. Title. V. Series.
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THE MEMORY OF
LUCY TALCOTT
FOREWvORD
This volume contains the Attic black-figuredp ottery found in the Agora excavationsb etween 1931
and 1967 during the directorshipso f T. Leslie Shear and Homer A. Thompson. Many of these
vases and fragments have already appeared in various excavation reports or in special studies. In
this volume, however, all of them are presented together for the first time in order to give as full a
record as possible of this richly varied material.
We wish to thank most Homer A. Thompson for the opportunityt o publish these vases and no
less for his unfailing support of the project and his interest in it. We rememberg ratefully the late
Lucy Talcott for all kinds of invaluable advice and help as well as for establishingt he Agora system
of record keeping, which enabled us to retrieve informations o easily. Our special debt to the work
of Sir John Beazley and our dependence upon it during all phases of our collaborationw ill be
apparent throughout the entire volume.
We invited Dietrich von Bothmer to tollaborate with us. He read the manuscript and offered
numerous helpful suggestions for improvementa nd changes that saved us from many errors. Dur-
ing her three-term leave from Hunter College in New York, he gave MBM the use of an office in
the Greek and Roman Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as access to his
photographica rchive, personal notes on vases, departmentb ooks and offprints. These ideal work-
ing conditions enabled the research to proceed with much greater speed than would have been
possible otherwise, and the special material made available has greatly enrichedt he contentso f this
volume.
We wish to express special thanks and gratitude to the staff of the Agora excavations for its
friendly and cheerful cooperationd uring all phases of this study:T . Leslie Shear, Jr., Field Direc-
tor; John McK. Camp II, Assistant Field Director; Lucy Krystallis and Helen Townsend who, as
successive secretaries, coped uncomplainingly with our requests and questions; William B. Dins-
moor, Jr., for the plan indicating the deposits; Alison Frantz for the majority of photographs;
Robert K. Vincent, Jr. for much of the new photography;N icholas Restakis and Kyriake Moustaki
for their care in printing the photographs;a nd Stephen Koob for restorationw ork.
We also thank the following colleagues and friends for various kinds of help and support: Peter
H. von Blanckenhagen, Andrew Clark, Poly Demolini, Charles Edwards, Evelyn B. Harrison,
Caroline Houser, Henry Immerwahr, David Jordan, Phyllis Williams Lehmann, Mary Aiken
Littauer, Joan R. Mertens, Martin Robertson, Gerhard Schmidt, Evelyn Lord Smithson, Eugene
Vanderpool, and Marjorie Venit.
During the time we shared the work on this volume, we were separated by a considerableg eo-
graphic distance. It was, therefore, necessary to divide our labors in a manner that would not
impede our progress. MZP wrote a preliminary description of all the entries. These were then
rewritten to conform to the format we had decided upon, and for some the content was revised.
Most descriptions are basically hers. She set up a picture file, made a detailed check list (typed in
duplicate and meticulously checked by Ann Brownlee), and gathered and organized the deposit
viii FOREWORD
informationf rom the excavation records.M BM is primarily responsiblef or the comparandai n the
Catalogue, the discussiono f all the shapes, the chaptero n pottersa nd painters,t he concordancea nd
indexes, aanndd, t o large extent, for the selection of vases to be illustrated as well as for the layout of
the plates. The profile drawings are by Helen Townsend; the other drawings are by MBM.
During the three years that MBM worked on the project, she was the fortunate recipient of
financial support from the following sources: a stipend from the American School of Classical
Studies, October to December, 1978; an NEH Fellowship for 1979; two summer grants, one from
the American Philosophical Society, the other from the Faculty Research Award Program of the
City University of New York. During the summers 1977 and 1980, she enjoyedt he hospitality and
facilities of the American School of Classical Studies and wishes to thank its staff for helping to
make her visits to Athens both comfortablea nd productive. MZP wishes to thank the Agora for
fellowships granted in 1957/1958 and in 1966/1967.
New York and Athens MBM and MZP
September, 1985
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATION. S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
ABBREVIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SHAPES TUDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ONE-PIECEA MPHORA1E- 127 Pis. 1-15 ......................... 4
Decorated on neck and body; figures not set in panels 1-6
Panel amphorae 7-116
Special one-piece amphorae 117-119
Scheme of decoration uncertain 120-127
NECK-AMPHORA1E2 8-225 Pls. 16-26 ......................... 7
Late 7th century 128-137
Non-standard: first half of the 6th century 138-164
Ovoid neck-amphorae 165-177
Panel neck-amphorae 178-182
Neck-amphorae of Panathenaic shape 183-188
Standardn eck-amphorae1 89-205
Small late neck-amphorae2 06-225
PANATHENAIACM PHORAE2 26-338 Pis. 26-34 ...................... 12
Prize vases 226-318
Non-prize vase 319
Uncertain if prize or non-prize vases 320-337
Miniature Panathenaic amphora 338
AMPHORAE, TYPE UNCERTAIN3 39-366 Pis. 34-36 .................... 18
AMPHORAL IDS 367-372 P1. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
LOUTROPHOROI3 73-389 Pls. 36-38 .......................... 18
Hydriai 373-376
Amphora 377
Type uncertain 378-389
PELIKAI 390-397 PI. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PSYKTER 398 P1. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SKYPHOS-KRATERS3 99-413 Pis. 39-41 ......................... 22
Bowls 399-403
Lids 404-413
COLUMN-KRATERS4 14-490 Pls. 41-46 . ......... 23
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VOLUTE-KRATE49R1S-5 00 Pls. 46 and 47. ...... 25
CALYX-KRATER5S0 1-509 Pls. 47 and 48 ............... ....... 26
LEBETESG AMIKO5I1 0-518 Pis. 48 and 49 ...... ... . . 27
KRATERST, YPEU NCERTAI5N1 9-525 P1. 50 .............. 29
STAND5S2 6-602 Pls. 51-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Conical supports 526-560
Cylindrical supports 561-586
Supports, type uncertain 587-601
Sosian stand 602
LOUTERI6A0 3-607 Pls. 56 and 57..................... 32
DINOI6 08-617 Pls. 57 and 58 ........... 33
Bowls 608-614
Stands 615-617
HYDRIA6I1 8-669 Pls. 59-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . ... . . . ..... .. .. . . .....3... 5.. .
Round-bodiedh ydriai 618-624
Shoulderedh ydriai 625-649
Kalpides 650-669
OINOCHO6A7I0 -786 Pls. 64-73. ................... . 39
Olpai 670-722
Oinochoai 723-776
Olpai or oinochoai 777-786
LEKYTHO78I 7-1256 Pls. 73-87 .. ........... 43
Earliest 787-791
The lekythos painters, I: chiefly earlier 792-868
The lekythos painters, II: the Gela Painter 869-883
The lekythos painters, III: the Edinburgh Painter 884-886
The lekythos painters, IV: the Class of Athens 581 887-1124
Unattributed lekythoi:l ate 6th or 5th century B.C.1 125-1159
The lekythos painters, V: the Sappho Painter and the Diosphos Painter 1160-1180
The lekythos painters, VI: the Theseus Painter and the Athena Painter 1181
The lekythos painters, VII: the Haimon Group 1182-1237
Unattributed lekythoi: 1238-1256
ALABASTRO1N2 57 P1. 88 ............ 47
PHORMISKO12I 58 and 1259 P1. 88 ........... 48
KOTHON1S2 60-1264 Pls. 88 and 89 ........ 49
PYXIDE1S2 65-1296 Pls. 89-91 . ............ .. .. .. . . . .. . 49
Corinthian type 1265 and 1266
Tripod-pyxides 1267-1278
Type A 1279-1286
Powder pyxides 1287-1289
Lids 1290-1296
LEKANIDE1S2 97-1360 Pls. 91-93 .................. 51
Lidless 1297-1329
Lidded 1330-1355
Uncertain if lidless or lidded 1356-1360
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LIDS1 361-1387 Pls. 94 and 95 .............. 53
PLATE1S3 88-1426 Pis. 95-97 .............. 53
Type A 1388-1410
Type B 1411-1424
Other 1425 and 1426
PHIALA1I4 27-1439 Pls. 97 and 98 ............. 56
MASTOID1 440 P1. 98 ................ 57
CHALICES14 41-1450 P1S. 98 and 99 ............. 57
SKYPHO1I4 51-1657 Pis. 99-107 ............. 58
Corinthian type 1451-1471
Attic type 1472-1656
Special 1657
CuPs 1658-1846 Pis. 108-118 . ............. 62
Komast cups 1658 and 1659
Siana cups 1660-1684
Little Master cups 1685-1745
Cassel cup 1746
Droop cups 1747-1752
Type A and Sub-A 1753-1779
Type B 1780
Stemless cups 1781-1800
Cups, type uncertain 1801-1846
BOWL1 847 P1. 118 . ............... 68
EPINETR1A8 48-1850 PI. 118. ........................... 69
THYMIATERIA18 51-1853 P1. 119 .............. 69
CLOSED VASES, SHAPE UNCERTAIN1 854-1908 Pls. 119-121 ........ 70
OPEN VASES, SHAPE UNCERTAIN1 909-1932 Pls. . 121-123. . 70
MISCELLANEOU19S3 3-1935 P1. 123 . . 71
* . . . . .
1936-1946 Pls. 123 and 124 71
PLAQUES . . . . .
DISKS1 947-1949 PI. 124 .... 72
POTTERS AND PAINTERS ..... . . . . . 73
CATALOGUE ....... . . . . . 99
DEPOSIT SUMMARIES ... ... 329
CONCORDANCE ....... 337
INDEX I: POTTERS, PAINTERS, GROUPS, AND CLASSES 355
INDEX II: SUBJECTS ...... 359
INDEX III: GENERAL ...... 363
INDEX IV: SHAPE AND ORNAMENT ....... 368
INDEX V: COLLECTIONS ..... 371
INDEX VI: INSCRIBED NAMES .... 382
PLATES
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURES IN TEXT
1 One piece amphora 1 (P 6155 a) . . . . . . . . . . . 99
2 One-piece amphora 6 (P 15088) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 100
3 One-piece amphora 34 (P 1250), graffito ... . . . . . . . . . . . 104
4 Neck-amphora 139 (P 13113) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . 118
5 Neck-amphora 140 (P 17966) ...... . . . . . . . . . 119
6 Neck-amphora 179 (P 25013) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 125
7 Amphora 341 (P 20678) ...... . ... . . . . . . . . 143
8 Amphora 342 (P 26642) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 144
9 Amphora 347 (P 25338) ........ . . . . . . . . . . . 145
10 Amphora 358 (P 22999), dipinto. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 146
11 Psykter 398 (P 27885) ........ . . . . . . . . . . . 151
12 Skyphos-krater4 00 (P 6577) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 152
13 Dinos stands 615 (P 26619), 616 (P 21708), and 617 (P 13271) . . . . . . . . . . . 180
14 Olpe 698 (P 6457) ........ . . . . . . . . . . . 192
15 Lekythos 1150 (P 24411), dipinto ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 241
16 Pyxis lid 1293 (P 15545) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 257
17 Lid 1382 (P 15387) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . 267
18 Skyphos 1559 (P 1270), graffito ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 287
19 Skyphos 1615 (P 23175), graffito. ... . . . . . . . . . . . 293
20 Cup 1793 (P 6552), graffito. ... ... . . . . ...311
21 Cup 1833 (P 4928), graffito. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 315
22 Open vase 1931 (P 21186) ...... . . . . . . . . . . 324
PLATES
1-15 One-piece Amphorae
16-25 Neck-amphorae
26 Neck-amphorae. Panathenaic Amphorae
27-33 Panathenaic Amphorae
34 PanathenaicA mphorae. Amphorae, Type Uncertain
35 Amphorae, Type Uncertain
36 Amphorae, Type Uncertain. Amphora Lids. Loutrophoroi
37 Loutrophoroi
38 Loutrophoroi.P elikai
39 Psykter. Skyphos-kraters
40 Skyphos-kraters
41 Skyphos-kraters.C olumn-kraters
42-45 Column-kraters
46 Column-kraters.V olute-krater
47 Volute-kraters.C alyx-kraters
48 Calyx-kraters. Lebetes Gamikoi
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
49 Lebetes Gamikoi
50 Kraters, Type Uncertain
51-55 Stands
56 Stanlds.L outeria
57 Louterion. Dinoi
58 Dinoi
59-63 Hydriai
64-72 Oinochoai
73 Oinochoai. Lekythos
74-87 Lekythoi
88 Alabastron. Phormiskoi. Kothons
89 Kothons. Pyxides
90 Pyxides
91 Pyxides. Lekanides
92-93 Lekanides
94 Lids
95 Lids. Plates
96 Plates
97 Plates. Phialai
98 Phialai. Mastoid. Chalices
99 Chalices. Skyphoi
100-107 Skyphoi
108-117 Cups
118 Cups. Bowl. Epinetra
119 Thymiateria. Closed Shapes
120 Closed Shapes
121 Closed and Open Shapes
122 Open Shapes
123 Open Shapes. Miscellaneous. Plaques
124 Plaques. Disks
PLAN The Athenian Agora showing the Location of Deposits