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ITALIC TOMB-GROUPS: NARCE 42M
19. Cf. No. 13 from Narce 4 F PL XII which is prac-
tically identical except for the pattern on the base and
thus provides an important link with this tomb; see also
the comparanda cited under this number.
20. The pattern on the shoulder, if carefully applied,
leaves a reserved meander as on an amphora in Berlin
from the Polledrara estate, Vulci, Montelius, PI. 260, 6
(= Furtwaengler, p. 22, 192); StEtr. V, PI. XXXII,
2 from Tarquinii; and MonAnt. XV, PI. XVII, 4 and
col. 242, i. Cf. also Thera II, 135, Fig. 312, CLR.
VI-VII, p. 79, Fig. 89 and the bone handle from Narce
23 F, PL XI.
21. The thin clay and the general shape show Proto-
corinthian influence, but neither Early nor Middle
Protocorinthian skyphoi provide an exact counterpart
for the profile because of the sagging line above the base.
The closest parallel seems to be Montelius, PI. 326, 10
from Barnabei’s Tomb LXI, Narce, a chamber-tomb.
NARCE 42 M
No information is preserved in regard to this tomb. In
the catalogue the provenance is given as Narce; the letter
M after the number implies that it was dug by Mancinelli,
and that is all, except the record photograph.
Pottery
1. Vase-carrier. PL XV. M.S.1171, H. 0.31 m.,
D. 0.22 m. Rim chipped. Fabric of medium fine tex-
ture, cinder grey at core, buff below surface, surface red.
Base and flaring top wheel-made, central bulb hand-
made. Poor polish. The design is painted in white;
traces of white on upper surface of flaring top, especially
along the grooved rim; on the lower surface of rim, trans-
verse lines; on the lower surface of flaring top and on the
bulb, horizontal bands; in the upper zone on the bell-
shaped base, cross-hatched butterfly motives in metopes,
in the central zone, a lattice pattern, in the lowest zone
traces of parallel chevrons, their apices pointing down.
2. Bowl. PI. XV.
M.S.1172, H. 0.20 m., D.
0.241 m. Intact. Simi-
lar fabric, baked to a red-
der color than the fore-
going. Wheel-made.
Grooved rim. The
painted patterns are
largely obliterated but
there may be traced a
zigzag between horizon-
tal bands on the shoulder
and below it two zones di-
vided into metopes. The
probable scheme of the
ornament is given in
Fig. 21. J
3. Stand. PL XV. M.S.1179, H. 0.138 m., D.
0.185 m. Intact. Fabric as in the foregoing. The top
handmade, foot wheel-made with annular construction.
Decoration in white; on the upper surface, transverse
lines at the rim, three bands concentric with the rim,
transverse lines joining concentric circles in the center of
the floor; on outer surface horizontal bands, with a row
of transverse bands on edge of base.
4. Bowl on High Foot. PL XV. M.S.1174, H.
0.21 m., D. 0.214 m. Small restorations of base. Simi-
lar fabric, grey at core, buff below surface, outer surface
red to brown. Wheel-made. Annular construction of
foot. No polish.
5. Jug. PL XV. M.S.1176, H. 0.102 m., D. 0.139
m. Intact. Similar fabric. Handmade. Upper half
of body ribbed.
6. Bowl on Low Foot. Pl. XV. M.S.1181, H.
0.093 m., D. 0.143 m. Foot broken. Coarse fabric black
at core, outer surface buff to red. Handmade. Crude
craftsmanship. No polish. Upright handle flanked by
vertical ridges. Adjacent to these and underneath
the handle are short lines of impressed rope ornament
crudely executed.
7. Stand. PI. XV. M.S.1180, H. 0.105 m., D.
0.136 m. Coarse fabric mostly of uniform buff color
with some patches of black on the upper surface. Hand-
made, crude craftsmanship. No polish.
8. Stand. PI. XV. M.S.1182, H. 0.065 m., D.
0.075 m. Base broken. Similar fabric and technique.
No polish. Rim and edge of base notched diagonally;
below and between these notches on the rim, knobs.
Two string holes.
9. Footed Bowl. Pl. XV. M.S.1177, H. 0.115 m.,
D. 0.128 m. Small breaks, one handle missing. Fabric
of medium fine texture partially reduced. Handmade.
Good polish. Two horizontal grooves on rim within
which is impressed rope pattern. Four handles extend-
ing outward from base of rim; between them, knobs; in
intervening spaces and on edges of handles short diag-
onals of rope pattern. Stem of foot encircled by three
rings. On the floor of the bowl, above the foot, three
circular grooves; between these and rim, transverse
grooves.
10. Two-handled Bowl. Pl. XV. M.S.1175, H.
0.103 m., D. 0.175 m. Chipped. Similar fabric buff
throughout with patches of black on outer surface.
Wheel-made. Inferior polish. Four horizontal grooves
on rim. Two knobs on sharp shoulder. Strap handles,
their edges raised at the top.
11. Amphora. Pl. XV. M.S.1178, H. 0.09 m., D.
0.113 m. Chipped. Similar fabric, buff at core, outer
surfaces brown to black. Handmade. Medium polish.
ITALIC TOMB-GROUPS: NARCE 42M
19. Cf. No. 13 from Narce 4 F PL XII which is prac-
tically identical except for the pattern on the base and
thus provides an important link with this tomb; see also
the comparanda cited under this number.
20. The pattern on the shoulder, if carefully applied,
leaves a reserved meander as on an amphora in Berlin
from the Polledrara estate, Vulci, Montelius, PI. 260, 6
(= Furtwaengler, p. 22, 192); StEtr. V, PI. XXXII,
2 from Tarquinii; and MonAnt. XV, PI. XVII, 4 and
col. 242, i. Cf. also Thera II, 135, Fig. 312, CLR.
VI-VII, p. 79, Fig. 89 and the bone handle from Narce
23 F, PL XI.
21. The thin clay and the general shape show Proto-
corinthian influence, but neither Early nor Middle
Protocorinthian skyphoi provide an exact counterpart
for the profile because of the sagging line above the base.
The closest parallel seems to be Montelius, PI. 326, 10
from Barnabei’s Tomb LXI, Narce, a chamber-tomb.
NARCE 42 M
No information is preserved in regard to this tomb. In
the catalogue the provenance is given as Narce; the letter
M after the number implies that it was dug by Mancinelli,
and that is all, except the record photograph.
Pottery
1. Vase-carrier. PL XV. M.S.1171, H. 0.31 m.,
D. 0.22 m. Rim chipped. Fabric of medium fine tex-
ture, cinder grey at core, buff below surface, surface red.
Base and flaring top wheel-made, central bulb hand-
made. Poor polish. The design is painted in white;
traces of white on upper surface of flaring top, especially
along the grooved rim; on the lower surface of rim, trans-
verse lines; on the lower surface of flaring top and on the
bulb, horizontal bands; in the upper zone on the bell-
shaped base, cross-hatched butterfly motives in metopes,
in the central zone, a lattice pattern, in the lowest zone
traces of parallel chevrons, their apices pointing down.
2. Bowl. PI. XV.
M.S.1172, H. 0.20 m., D.
0.241 m. Intact. Simi-
lar fabric, baked to a red-
der color than the fore-
going. Wheel-made.
Grooved rim. The
painted patterns are
largely obliterated but
there may be traced a
zigzag between horizon-
tal bands on the shoulder
and below it two zones di-
vided into metopes. The
probable scheme of the
ornament is given in
Fig. 21. J
3. Stand. PL XV. M.S.1179, H. 0.138 m., D.
0.185 m. Intact. Fabric as in the foregoing. The top
handmade, foot wheel-made with annular construction.
Decoration in white; on the upper surface, transverse
lines at the rim, three bands concentric with the rim,
transverse lines joining concentric circles in the center of
the floor; on outer surface horizontal bands, with a row
of transverse bands on edge of base.
4. Bowl on High Foot. PL XV. M.S.1174, H.
0.21 m., D. 0.214 m. Small restorations of base. Simi-
lar fabric, grey at core, buff below surface, outer surface
red to brown. Wheel-made. Annular construction of
foot. No polish.
5. Jug. PL XV. M.S.1176, H. 0.102 m., D. 0.139
m. Intact. Similar fabric. Handmade. Upper half
of body ribbed.
6. Bowl on Low Foot. Pl. XV. M.S.1181, H.
0.093 m., D. 0.143 m. Foot broken. Coarse fabric black
at core, outer surface buff to red. Handmade. Crude
craftsmanship. No polish. Upright handle flanked by
vertical ridges. Adjacent to these and underneath
the handle are short lines of impressed rope ornament
crudely executed.
7. Stand. PI. XV. M.S.1180, H. 0.105 m., D.
0.136 m. Coarse fabric mostly of uniform buff color
with some patches of black on the upper surface. Hand-
made, crude craftsmanship. No polish.
8. Stand. PI. XV. M.S.1182, H. 0.065 m., D.
0.075 m. Base broken. Similar fabric and technique.
No polish. Rim and edge of base notched diagonally;
below and between these notches on the rim, knobs.
Two string holes.
9. Footed Bowl. Pl. XV. M.S.1177, H. 0.115 m.,
D. 0.128 m. Small breaks, one handle missing. Fabric
of medium fine texture partially reduced. Handmade.
Good polish. Two horizontal grooves on rim within
which is impressed rope pattern. Four handles extend-
ing outward from base of rim; between them, knobs; in
intervening spaces and on edges of handles short diag-
onals of rope pattern. Stem of foot encircled by three
rings. On the floor of the bowl, above the foot, three
circular grooves; between these and rim, transverse
grooves.
10. Two-handled Bowl. Pl. XV. M.S.1175, H.
0.103 m., D. 0.175 m. Chipped. Similar fabric buff
throughout with patches of black on outer surface.
Wheel-made. Inferior polish. Four horizontal grooves
on rim. Two knobs on sharp shoulder. Strap handles,
their edges raised at the top.
11. Amphora. Pl. XV. M.S.1178, H. 0.09 m., D.
0.113 m. Chipped. Similar fabric, buff at core, outer
surfaces brown to black. Handmade. Medium polish.