Original scientific paper
Vessels with net decorations from Issa on the island of Vis
Boris Čargo
orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-8323
; Archaeological Museum in Split, CROATIA, 21000 Split
Abstract
The text covers lekythoi and bottles, or unguentaria
shaped like bottles, decorated with net decorations
over the surface of their bodies. This decoration
appears on vessels of the Black-painted and Gnathian
ware, rendered with black paint on the ceramic surfaces
of the vessels, or in white paint on the black
base painted over the vessel bodies. This is the first
time all of the vessels with the net decoration from
Issa are being published in a single work, and since
Issa yielded the highest number of these vessels, this
in fact encompasses virtually all vessels of this type
from the eastern Adriatic seaboard. These are thirteen
generally well-preserved vessels found in the graves
of both Issaean necropolises. They were manufactured
in the territory of southern Italy, mostly in Apulia
and Campania, in the latter half or final quarter of
the fourth century BC, whence they made their way
to Issa through trade. Today these items are mostly
held in the Issa Archaeological Collection in Vis, and
to a lesser extent in the depot of the Archaeological
Museum in Split.
Keywords
Issa; Vis; eastern Adriatic; necropolis; lekythos; bottle; unguentarium; net decoration; southern Italy
Hrčak ID:
193072
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2017.
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