Amphora
| Object Number: | MS5399 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Greece Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Greek Etruscan |
| Provenience: | Italy Etruria Vulci |
| Manufacture Location: | Attica |
| Maker: | Psiax Menon |
| Period: | Archaic Greek Period |
| Date Made: | c 525 BCE |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Red Figure |
| Iconography: | Apollo Artemis Leto Horses Man Greek Inscription Dipinto Graffito |
| Height: | 61.6 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 39 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | MS2466 - Old Museum Number |
Description
Amphora, Type A,. A. L. to r., Leto, Apollo, Artemis. Apollo facing right, Leto and Artemis facing inward Identifying inscriptions. B. Two horses advancing to right and, at right, a standing male figure in Thracian costume looking back. Names of horses inscribed. On base, incised inscription: Menon epoiesen.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Classical Gallery: Greece (1975 - 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Beazley, John D. 1963. Attic Red-figure Vase-painters.. Oxford. Clarendon Press. ed. 2nd. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 6-7, no. 3 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Beazley, John D. 1942. Attic Red-figure Vase-Painters.. Oxford. Clarendon Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 8, no. 3 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Luce, Stephen B. 1921. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 95-96, no. 120 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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