University of Chicago Excavations at

ISTHMIA

Kantharos and drinking cup found in the destruction debris

"In the lower layer of the destruction debris was an almost complete West Slope Kantharos and part of a Silenos medallion from a drinking cup....[House II] "

"The University of Chicago Excavations in the Rachi Settlement at Isthmia, 1989", Hesperia Vol. 65 (1996), by Virginia Anderson-Stojanovic

Kantharos with West Slope decoration.

H. 0.105 Diam. body 0.087. Diam foot 0.042.

Mended and restored.

Thin black gloss on interior, semiglossy on exterior to just above base. Deep, rounded body with small, everted rim of cyma type. Double-stepped, low-stemmed flaring foot, conical underneath. Strap handles with thumb plates. Reserved groove below rim. Incised swags with alternating dots in cream paint.

Bowl with medallion.

P.H. 0.025 Max. p. dim. 0.079. Diam base 0.034.

Whole of base and one joining sherd.

Local clay with traces of black slip. Shallow form, probably from conical bowl with small flat base. Applied medallion of Silenos head, richly bearded, at center of floor (H. 0.044, W. 0.038).

| Return to Rachi Settlement Page |

| Return to Rachi Settlement Plan |

| Return to Home Page |