Donor: Alfred Emerson / Loans: S2008-2009 #12: SFO Museum (June 2009–June 28, 2010) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amphora, accession number 8-3377, described as Attic black-figure amphora of “doubleen” shape; A, combat of three warriors; at left archer to left looking round; at right two hoplites fighting, one fallen to ground (his sheild blazon a white tripod); B, Dionysos standing to right., head turned back, holding rhyton and branch, between dancing satyr and maenad; on neck, lotus-palmette on shoulder, tongues. Height 32.0 cm Diameter 18.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Hydria, accession number 8-3316, described as Attic Red-figure hydria; restored: half of the foot, one horizontal handle, considerable parts of body, neck and mouth; glaze faded; added white paint; on neck, slanting palmettes; base border: maeander and checker-squares; below handle, palmette complex; round handle-roots and on rim, egg pattern; Birth of Dionysos and death of Semele.

Hearst Museum object titled Kyathos, accession number 8-2, described as Attic black-figure kyathos; handle modern, except a short length near each root; plastic palmette and female face on handle are ancient but may not belong to vase; on body, between eyes, youth on horseback; vine-sprays; at each side of handle, a partridge; very little preserved to left of horseman. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.

Hearst Museum object titled Lekythos, accession number 8-3345, described as Campanian Red-figure squat lekythos; subsidiary ornament entirely repainted; figures, except for the lower portion of Eros (Latin: Cupid), look unretouched; added yellow and white paint; Eros, seated woman with chest or sistrum (see References), and woman with mirror; below, wave pattern; palmette complex at handle; egg-pattern on shoulder; tongues on neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Lekythos, accession number 8-3339, described as Attic black-figure lekythos; echinoid foot; plump cylindrical body; surface worn and pitted; on shoulder, red streak, short tongues, inverted lotus chain; Herakles stabs the Nemean Lion with a sword between two pairs of mantled youths, holding spears (leftmost figure completely eroded); Herakles’ club on ground, his mantle in field.

Hearst Museum object titled Lekythos, accession number 8-16, described as Attic black-figure lekythos; considerable restoration, especially in left half of figure scene; white ground on body; chariot in battle: chariot to right, with two pairs of fighting hoplites, one warrior fallen to the ground; above figure scene, two rows of dicing; on shoulder, tongues, five palmettes. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora, accession number 8-3415, described as Chalcidian neck-amphora; reassembled from several large fragments, with some restoration in plaster and repainting over cracks; neck glazed with wavy red line; main zone, A-B: floral (palmettes and leaves), under each handle, siren; shoulder, A: boar between panther and siren; B: ram between sirens; rosettes; base-rays. H., 28.0; D., 17.2cm

Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora, accession number 8-201, described as Etruscan black-figure neck-amphora; bifid handles; foot flaring with rolled edge; in fields on body, A, bull; B, cow; white dappling; on brim, coarse ivy leaves and dots; on neck, double leaves or petals with median rings; on shoulder, zigzag, below thin crossed and dotted squares in the bends of an embattled line. H. 21.0; D. 14.5 cm Add'tl comments: Orientalizing/Geometric decoration along the shoulder of the amphora; spots on cow reminiscent of Egyptianinzing motif. Not a prefect firing as the ceramic leans slightly to one side on the axis of the foot.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora, accession number 8-3376, described as Attic black-figure neck-amphora; some restoration in plaster on side B; on neck, lotus-palmette chain; on shoulder, tongues; below scenes, lotus, rays at handles, lotus-palmette compelxes; A, Hermes, Athena, Herkales (Latin: Mercury, Minerva, Hercules), and panther; B, Apollo playing cithara, Artemis (Latin: Diana) and Leto (or 2 muses) and deer. Height, 41.7 diameter 28.1 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Nolan neck-amphora, accession number 8-3375, described as Attic Red-figure amphora of Nolan type; kiln-dent on neck of horse; A, youth on horseback; he wears a short chiton, cloak, petasos and carries two spears; B, mantled youth with staff; below figures, short frieze of maeander and saltire squares (A), of maeander (B); raised fillet between neck and shoulder.