Amphora

MS5399

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | Etruria | Vulci

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number	MS5399
Current Location	Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture	Greek \| Etruscan
Provenience	Italy \| Etruria \| Vulci
Manufacture Location	Attica
Creator	Psiax \| Menon
Period	Archaic Greek Period
Date Made	c 525 BCE
Section	Mediterranean
Materials	Ceramic
Technique	Red Figure
Iconography	Apollo \| Artemis \| Leto \| Horses \| Man \| Greek Inscription \| Dipinto \| Graffito
Description	Amphora, Type A,. A. L. to r., Leto, Apollo, Artemis. Apollo facing right, Leto and Artemis facing inward Identifying inscriptions. B. Two horses advancing to right and, at right, a standing male figure in Thracian costume looking back. Names of horses inscribed. On base, incised inscription: Menon epoiesen.
Height	61.6 cm
Outside Diameter	39 cm
Credit Line	Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number	MS2466 - Old Museum Number

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1975 - 1989	Classical Gallery: Greece
08 May 1994 - Present	Ancient Greek World

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Richter, Gisela M. "The Menon Painter = Psiax." American Journal of Archaeology 38. (1934): 547-554. See: p. 547	View related objects
Smith, H. R. "New Aspects of the Menon Painter." University of California Publications in Classical Archaeology 1. (1932): 1-64. See: pp. 38-46	View related objects
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Hall, Edith H. "A Red-Figured Amphora Signed by the Potter Meno." The Museum Journal 5, no. 1. (1914): 31-36. See: pp. 32-33, 35-36.	View related objects
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