Neck Amphora
Amphora
Object Number:
MS5467
Current Location:
Greece Gallery
Culture:
Greek
Provenience:
Mediterranean
Manufacture Location:
Attica
Maker:
Lysippides Painter
Period:
Archaic Greek Period
Date Made:
530-525 BC
Early Date:
-530
Late Date:
-525
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Ceramic
Technique:
Black Figure
Iconography:
Heracles
Amazons
Description:
A: Herakles, at left, in combat with two Amazons. Amazon in center, kneeling on right knee; Amazon at right, standing. B: Amazon in center attacked by warrior on each side.
Height:
41cm
Outside Diamater:
29cm
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994)
Bibliography:
[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 135
[Electronic] 1997. The Perseus Project.
[Book] White, Donald, et al. 1995. The Ancient Greek World:The Rodney S. Young Gallery. : Page/Fig./Plate: A15
[Book] Beazley, John D. 1971. Paralipomena: Additions to Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters and Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters (Second Edition).
[Book] Brommer, Frank. 1960. Vasenlisten zur griechischen Heldensage.
[Book] Bothmer, Dietrich von. 1957. Amazons in Greek Art. 252.
[Article] Luce, Stephen B. 1917. "The Exploits of Herakles on Greek Vases in the University Museum". The Museum Journal. 8 (2): 145-155.
[Catalogue, Auction] 1913. Antiquités égyptiennes, grecques et romaines...provenant de l'ancienne collection Borelli Bey. 11-13 juin 1913. Hôtel Drouot. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 24, lot 221; pl. 19
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