Neck-amphora fragment

Museum number:
8-6677
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
A-245 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2184
Description:
Attic black figure fragment; probably of a neck-amphora; surface chip missing from upper edge; no repainting; remains of head and foot of a ram to right, facing him remains of from paws of panther or lion to left; below, two dilute glaze bands, six rays.
Donor:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Eleanor W. Amyx
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
Greece; Athens
Culture or time period:
Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC)
Collector:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Eleanor W. Amyx
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Neck amphorae
Production date:
ca. 580 BC
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora fragment, accession number 8-6677, described as Attic black figure fragment; probably of a neck-amphora; surface chip missing from upper edge; no repainting; remains of head and foot of a ram to right, facing him remains of from paws of panther or lion to left; below, two dilute glaze bands, six rays.

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