Classical Pottery From Ancient Corinth the A. D. Trendall Memorial Lecture 2003

Abstract

This paper examines certain aspects of ceramic production in Corinth during thc second half of the 5th and the 4th centuries BCE, mainly based upon the pottery found in a SI ngle deposit, Drain 197 1 -1. The introduction of the red-figure technique, and of shapes such as the stemless bell-krater and the krater of Falaieff type is considered; and the dl:velopment of the Corinth oinochoe briefly outlined. The rc-introduction of new decorative techniques and the dcvclopment of ncw shapes show the continuing invcntiveness of Corinthian potters in the Classical period, particularly with regard to utilitarian pottery. Changes in sympotic pottery and in drinking habits in the middle and third quarter of the 5th century, and again in the late 4th and early 3rd century, are suggested.

A Fourth-Century Tomb at Argos: A Contribution to the Study of Local Pottery and Burial Customs

“…15; Pemberton and Warner Slane 1989, nos 395–6, pl. 45; McPhee and Pemberton 2012, 170, fig. 34, pl.…”

“…45) 39 . It is generally interpreted as part of a woman's toilette (Hoffmann 2002, 102; for an alternative interpretation see McPhee and Pemberton 2012, 219–20) 40 . Our two pyxides were found inside the tomb of an adolescent girl and, although an original funerary function cannot be ruled out, it is possible that these vases were used in life before being placed inside the tomb for the afterlife.…”

“…76β). The type appeared in Corinth in the fifth century (Blegen, Palmer and Young 1964, 146–8; Edwards 1975, 95) and the latest examples date to the third (McPhee and Pemberton 2012, 218 n. 43). Both in Corinth and in Argos, however, the type is mostly unglazed and with a characteristic ribbed lid 57 .…”

“…According to a recent study, the stemless cup type had no practical function because of its minimal capacity, but was used purely for ritual purposes, like a bowl (McPhee and Pemberton 2012, 184). Therefore, our cup may have been a libation vessel used during the funerary ritual in honour of the deceased rather than a personal object intended for the afterlife.…”

Clubfeet and Kypselids: Contextualising Corinthian Padded Dancers in the Archaic Period

“… 19 McPhee 2004, 17, fig. 13, two-handled jug from the end of the 7th century bc (Metropolitan Museum of Art 1976.223).…”