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Document Details : Title: The Straight-Bodied Situlae from Old Smyrna Author(s): ZEREN, Melike Journal: Anatolica Volume: 50 Date: 2024 Pages: 101-133 DOI: 10.2143/ANA.50.0.3293609 Abstract : This study aims to interpret a pottery group from Old Smyrna consisting of vessels of large scale and coarse fabric which were carefully embellished. The situlae vessels are containers that can serve many purposes as their two horizontal small handles and large, capacious bodies suggest. These vessels are less well known among the sub-Geometric and Archaic Ionian pottery and are described as 'straight-bodied situlae' due to their morphological features. Aside from Old Smyrna, they also represented in Clazomenae, Phocaea, and Ephesus. Their rare presence in sites other than the ones mentioned above suggests that they were primarily designed for regional use and were not importing goods. The study hopes to contribute to our understanding of pottery culture in the region based on this group of meticulously decorated vases, which to date are known from a few sites in Ionia. The vases’ decorative styles offer promising potential for the subject of vase painting just before and in the Archaic period. The current study examines the situlae typologically and chronologically based on their morphological features, style of decoration, find places, and their possible functions. |
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