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Attributed to the Painter of London B 343 

Period:
Archaic
Date:
late 6th century B.C.
Culture:
Greek, Attic
Medium:
Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 13 3/8" W. with handles 13 1/2"
Classification:
Vases
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Stickney, 2011
Accession Number:
2011.233

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 154

  • Description

    Obverse, chariot setting out
    Reverse, five hoplites (foot soldiers)

  • Provenance

    By 1956, art market, New York; until 1960s, collection of Baron Joseph van der Elst; by 1967 and until 1973, collection of Dr. Alfred Vogl, New York; 1973, inherited by Mrs. Patricia Stickney from Dr. A. Vogl; 1973-2010, collection of Mrs. P. Stickney; acquired in 2011, gift of Mrs. P. Stickney.

  • References

    Beazley, J.D. 1956. Attic Black-figure Vase-painters. Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 342, no. 3.

    Philippaki, B. 1967. The Attic Stamnos. Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 10-11.

    Bothmer, D. von. 1967. Review of B. Philippaki, “The Attic Stamnos.” Gnomon 39: p. 816.

    Mertens, Joan R. 2012. "Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2010-2012." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 70(2): p. 9.

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