Skyphos

Decorations: on one side, bands of dots, squares, etc. in white, red and yellow. From the lowest hang bunches of grapes and leaves, in yellow and white. One handle repaired. ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #127 (12.1180) Skyphos Attributed to the Dotted-spray Group (Webster); attributed to the Knudsen Group (Green) about 300 B.C. On one side there is a band of white egg-pattern on the rim, and below this are a red and yellow fillet framed by incised lines, a row of yellow dots, and a white and yellow grapevine hanging from a red stripe. On the other side, in the handle-zone, is a single white wreath with an incised stem. The shape and decorative scheme recall earlier skyphoi, such as cat. no. 113, but the drawing of the vine and egg-pattern links it with the Knudsen Group of the early years of the third century (e.g., cat. no. 141).