Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar)

second quarter of the sixth century BCE

Not on view

On the neck, a palmette-lotus festoon; part of the handle; at the juncture of the neck and shoulder, a red glazed ring; below, a band of tongues; a second fragment from the neck, has part of the palmette-lotus festoon and part of the red glazed ring at the juncture of the neck and shoulder; a third fragment is from part of the rim of the amphora; on the top frieze of the fourth fragment, part of a lotus bud with tendrils and part of a water bird; legs of a feline? to right; forelegs of a quadruped to left; below, rays; on the fifth fragment, part of a palmette; hind quarters of a deer? to right; in the frieze below, hindquarters and tail of a panther to left; part of a siren to right; below, rays; on the top frieze of the sixth fragment, part of the belly and wing of a siren to right; below, in the second frieze, head and neck of a water bird to right; part of a lotus bud with tendrils; the seventh fragment has part of the band of rays from the bottom of the amphora

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar)
Period: Archaic
Date: second quarter of the sixth century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.3.757a–g
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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