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Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar)

490–480 BCE
Not on view
One fragment has, at the shoulder, a band of degenerate tongues; below, head, neck, and bent right arm of a boxer to right; at the far left, handle attachment; the second fragment has at the shoulder, a band of degenerate tongues; below, head, neck, and frontal torso of a filleted boxer with his hands raised; at the right, an unidentified object

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar)
  • Period: Late Archaic
  • Date: 490–480 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.3.446a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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