Amphora

L-29-40

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number L-29-40
Current Location On Loan
Culture Corinthian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Corinth
Period Late Corinthian Period
Date Made 570-550 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Man | Horse
Description

Amphora ("one piece" amphora). Flaring mouth, flat on top. Handles in section. Echinus foot.Two reserved panels: A) male bust in profile, with full, pointed beard and hair secured by fillets. Upper termination of chiton demarcated by two incised lines; B) horse protome with one upraised foreleg. At top of each panel three horizontal rows of dots latticed together in net pattern. In reserved base area, two rows of interlocking rays.

Height 32 cm
Width 0 cm
Depth 0 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Other Number 1929-6-20 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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