Cup Item Number: M1.53 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Drinking cup (skyphos). Buff, fine-grained clay with a few scattered small white limestone grits and a small amount of fine mica, very hard-fired. Dark red-brown to black, thin, matt paint. Low ring foot of very small diameter, deep body widens sharply towards top, gentle carination at junction of body and rim. Plain, upright rim. Two vertical loop handles attached just below top of rim extend well above the top of the rim. Paint is splashed onto most of interior of vessel and to body of exterior, with the rim left plain except in the area of one handle.
History Of Use
For drinking.
Narrative
Collected by Mr. Cesnola. Part of a collection made in Cyprus in 1873 and presented to the Metropolitan Museum for the 1875 opening.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus between 151 BCE and 51 BCE
- Collected during 1873
- Owned by Luigi Palma di Cesnola
- Owned by Stanford University Museum before March 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source) during March 1973
What
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola and Stanford University Museum
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Creation Date
- between 151 BCE and 51 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1873
- Ownership Date
- before March 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0239/0004