Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand

Greek

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

The gleaming golden color visible on the surface of these bronzes provides a rare glimpse of the original appearance of a bronze from classical antiquity. The quality of the chasing on the amphora is particularly fine; on the shoulder is a tongue pattern in shallow relief, below which are bands and running spirals with a chain of horizontal palmettes in between. The separately cast handles terminate at the shoulder with spotted feline heads fringed with flamelike tufts of hair. A terracotta pointed neck-amphora and its conical stand can also been seen in this gallery.

Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek

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Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek
Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand, Bronze, Greek

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