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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 268
Mas Castellar
Protohistory and Iberian world

Fontscaldes workshop kalathos

MAC GIR-041092

Object type
kalathos
Production date
-200
Fabric
common Iberian painted pottery (Fontscaldes)
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Mas Castellar
Materials
pottery
Township
Pontós (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
285 x 315 mm
Description
Ceramic cylindrical container, called calathus or "top hat" because of the similarity of the shape if the vessel is inverted. Indigenous production, with a cylindrical or conical and horizontal edge that imitates a Greek original, it displays diverse profiles and decorations. Large in size, it is decorated with vinous paintings attributed to the Fontscaldes workshop (Valls, Alt Camp). It has two forked and intertwined handles, which are not functional because they do not protrude to allow the piece to be held, and therefore they only serve as a decorative element that, in turn, frames a space with a star motif, delimited by sides with wavy vertical lines. The rest of the exterior wall of the piece is decorated with two friezes, separated by a series of horizontal lines. The upper frieze, occupying almost two thirds of the surface, is decorated with large ivy leaves and other plant and geometric motifs. The lower frieze, in contrast, is decorated with concentric semicircles of different thickness, which are interspersed with wavy vertical lines. Finally, the rim displays a series of linked triangles, so-called "chevrons", which have only been partially preserved. The fact that the piece was found in a pit or silo, interpreted as a more than likely votive deposit, reinforces the idea of ​​the use of the “top hat” in certain rituals.

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