© Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Omeka ID 3567
Mas Castell
Protohistoria y mundo íbero

Iberian skyphos

MACB 333-121

Object type
skyphos
Production date
-350 / -200
Fabric
common Iberian oxidized pottery
Museum
Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Culture
Protohistoria y mundo íbero
Discovery location
Mas Castell
Materials
pottery
Township
Porqueres
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
190 x 180 mm
Description
Cup of common Iberian ware. It is deep with a low foot, out-turned rim and opposite horizontal handles that are slightly raised. This is an imitation of a Greek skyphos, which were used for drinking and were widely accepted in the Iberian world. However, the cup also displays formal features that are clearly indigenous, such as the biconical profile of the body. It comes from the Mas Castell de Porqueres site, an Iberian village located on a small hill on the shore of Lake Banyoles.