Object type
cup
Fabric
common Iberian oxidized pottery
Culture/period
Protohistory and Iberian world
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date
-300 / -200
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Pla de les Tenalles
Township
Granyanella (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, La Segarra)
Dimensions
92 x 94 mm
Description
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Iberian cup with handles in oxidized ceramic. It has an everted rim, a globular body, a pedestal base and circular foot with two horizontal handles with a circular cross-section that start at the crest of the cup. It has a well-polished outer surface, which gives it a remarkable gloss.
It is an imitation or, more properly, a local interpretation of Greek cups with handles, especially the type called escif or Lamboglia form 40 production within the Attic black varnished products of the 4th century BC. In the origin, these cups were used mainly for the consumption of wine (previously mixed with water in krater-type containers) in meals or banquets, many of them social and ceremonial, such as the so-called "symposia". This example comes from the Iberian village of Pla de les Tenalles de la Mora, from an unknown context, with a vague dating that should be between the fourth century BC and early second century BC.
© Museu comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID
1275