Attic black-figure cup comprised of rejoined fragments. Decoration consists of: black exterior, except for the inner side and beneath handles; black interior, with gorgoneion framed within a red line; stem with red band; foot reserved on outside, with a black band on inside; raised base reserved with black dot and circle in centre. Munsell_color 5YR 7/4. Late Archaic, ca. 525-500 BCE. See http://uredb.reading.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ure/uredb.cgi?rec=39.9.3
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