Neck Amphora

MS4852

From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS4852
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Manufacture Location Attica
Creator Affecter
Date Made 540-520 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Chimera | Pegasus | Horseman | Nude Male | Wreath
Description

A, in corner, horseman facing right; to left two onlookers; to right one onlooker and, beside handle, a nude male holding a ring or wreath, facing right. B, in center, part of seated figure; to left and right, parts of two males facing toward center. Under one handle Pegasus; under the other, Chimaera. On neck, A, parts of two onlookers; B, two nude youths running to the right, a male on looker on each side. Parts of all elements missing and restored in plaster.

Height 33 cm
Outside Diameter 23.4 cm
Other Number 4841 - Other Number

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