Amphora

MS1753

From: Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS1753
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Attic
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Tarquinia
Manufacture Location Attica
Date Made 550-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Athena | Heracles | Nemean Lion | Hermes
Description

A, Herakles, at left, in combat with the Lion; Athena stands behind, facing right. B, Surface in bad condition: at left, Hermes; at right Herakles; in center, lower drapery and foot? of female? figure. Parts of upper wall, neck and rim missing and restored in plaster.

Height 45 cm
Outside Diameter 26.5 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 910 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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