Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Painter of the Cambridge Hydria

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 152

Obverse and reverse, on the shoulder, siren; on the body, cocks flanking a floral; under the handles, man running

This type of very fine black-figure vase is found primarily in southern Italy and was probably made there. It is known as Chalcidian because some examples carry inscriptions in the script used at the city of Chalkis, on the island of Euboea.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Painter of the Cambridge Hydria, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian

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