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Summary
Terracotta amphora (jar) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Terracotta amphora (jar)
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Description |
Greek, Attic; Amphora, Type A; Vases; Obverse, Dionysos and satyr; Reverse, Poseidon and Nike
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Date | circa 470–460 B.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Terracotta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H. 19 7/16 in. (49.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236
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Current location |
Greek and Roman Art
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Accession number |
06.1021.151
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Credit line | Rogers Fund, 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Among the artists active during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., the Syracuse Painter was one of the last to decorate an amphora, a shape that had declined in popularity. The mouth of this example is exceptional for its slightly convex surface. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247315
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