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Figure Amphora

1993.17.0001

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Artifact Identification Figure Amphora   (1993.17.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Food Processing & Preparation T&E
    3. :
  3. Food Storage Equipment
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC)
Date 570 BCE
Culture Greek
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 35.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 29.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 15.9 cm
Weight 2123 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Painting, Handbuilding

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Photo: Heritage Oct. 1993, p. 5.
Photo: heritage Oct. 1995, p. 10.

Photo: Daily Illini, July 25, 2005, advertisement for Spurlock Museum.

Photo: Explore the World Spurlock Museum.

Photo: Explore the World Spurlock Museum, 2007.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of James Russell Vaky '33 In Memory of my father, George Demetrios Vaky.
Reproduction no

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