Amphora

MS5399

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | Etruria | Vulci

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5399
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Greek
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Vulci
Manufacture Location Attica
Creator 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
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.

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

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