354: Naukratite Vases

Department Archive
Collection 1936 Exhibition Collection
Reference No. 1936/2/2/47
Level Item
Dimensions 56 x 45.6 cm
Scope and Content Card base with four colour illustrations on thicker board attached, labelled with the pasted letters a,c,b,d. The number 354 is pasted in the lower left corner. "Naukratis E.A. Gardner D.G. Hogarth H.L. Lorimer" is written in ink in the lower right corner; "H.L. Lorimer" was written on a separate piece of paper and pasted on. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Naukratite vases in principle varieties of this style. a, b. External decoration with fine pale glaze and polychrome. c. Internal decoration of lotus pattern in white and red on black. d. The horsemen have been painted on a black ground bearing a red pattern. But an ample margin of unpatterned black has been left round each figure to prevent the colours running or flaking. This vase also bears a local dedication. (Miss H.L. Lorimer)."
Notes In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Special Studies of Greek Pottery"