Neck-Amphora
1925.04.0007
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Neck-Amphora (1925.04.0007) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 500 -475 BCE |
| Culture | Greek, Attic |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 15.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 9.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 6.0 cm |
| Weight | 284 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D2 is the body diameter without handles. D3 is the base diameter. The rim diameter is 7.2 cm. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.75/) -ns Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Echinus mouth, round handles, torus foot. Interior glazed to halfway down the neck. Outer edge of rim glazed. Edge of foot reserved. On each side of neck are three up-and-down palmettes with dots i the interstices. On the shoulder a thin band and tongues at junction of neck. Configuration of four palmettes underneath the handles. Below the main scene, a glazed line, a thick band and rays. A, Europa(?) riding on a bull. B, a cloaked man on horseback moves right. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | For similar vases, see Copenhagen 7783, Group of Vatican G 57 (Light-make Class), (ABV, p. 596, no. I, CVA Copenhague 3 [Danemark 3], p. 87 , pl. 108:4ab), with a similar pamette frieze on the neck except that our example has one instead of two opposing palmettes; also Copenhagen 318 (CVA Copenhague 3 [Danemark 3], p. 87 , pl. 109:Iab); and Compiegne 990 (ABV, p. 599, no. 3, CVA Compiegne I [France 3] pl. 12:17–18), for similar shape and lower body decoration. |
| Bibliography | 1989. S. U. Wisseman. CVA, p. 11, PL. 10,1-2. For more information on the Light-make Class, see CVA. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |