Iberian skyphos

MACB 333-121

Object type skyphos

Fabric common Iberian oxidized pottery

Culture/period Protohistoria y mundo íbero

Materials pottery

Technique wheel-thrown

Mint

Production date -350 / -200

Museum Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles

Current location

Archaeological site Mas Castell

Township Porqueres

Dimensions 190 x 180 mm

Description

Cup of common Iberian ware. It is deep with a low foot, out-turned rim and opposite horizontal handles that are slightly raised. This is an imitation of a Greek skyphos, which were used for drinking and were widely accepted in the Iberian world. However, the cup also displays formal features that are clearly indigenous, such as the biconical profile of the body. It comes from the Mas Castell de Porqueres site, an Iberian village located on a small hill on the shore of Lake Banyoles.

Omeka ID 3567