Nolan Amphora
| Object Number: | MS5465 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Greece Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Attic |
| Provenience: | Italy South Italy |
| Manufacture Location: | Attica |
| Period: | Classical Greek Period |
| Date Made: | 470-460 BC |
| Early Date: | -470 |
| Late Date: | -460 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Red Figure |
| Iconography: | Apollo Artemis Altar Lyre Oinochoe Quiver Warrior |
| Height: | 34.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 19 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from E. Canessa, 1916 |
Description
Nolan amphora. A) Apollo, in frontal pose, facing left, phiale in right hand stretched out over an altar with volutes, lyre on left side, hand behind strings, otherwise unsupported. B) Artemis standing, facing left, fully draped, holding up oinochoe in right hand. Quiver on back, projecting above left shoulder. Intact. In very good condition save that area around Artemis is glazed a different color from the rest: a different solution of glaze?
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Classical Gallery: Greece (1975 - 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Electronic] 1997. The Perseus Project.. Tufts University. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Matthews, Kenneth D. 1970. "The Imperial Wardrobe of Ancient Rome". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 12. no. 3. pg. 2-13 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Luce, Stephen B. 1917. "A Group of Greek Vases". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 8. no. 1. pg. 15-28 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 27-28, fig. 7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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