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Bronze neck-amphora (jar)

ca. 460 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
The elegant curves of this vessel imitate early fifth century B.C. Greek prototypes of terracotta and bronze. Each handle is elaborately ornamented with pairs of felines above and horses below.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze neck-amphora (jar)
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 460 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.281.70
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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