Fragment of a terrracotta amphora (jar)
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in September 2022. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.Man and warrior
The two letters in the field between the figures may be the end of a signature, Amasis mepoiesen, Amasis made me.
The two letters in the field between the figures may be the end of a signature, Amasis mepoiesen, Amasis made me.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment of a terrracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Amasis Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 530 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: 2 1/8 × 2 9/16 × 1/8 in. (5.4 × 6.4 × 0.4 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, Nicholas S. Zoullas Gift, 1985
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Amasis Painter
ca. 550 BCE
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ca. 550 BCE
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ca. 540 BCE
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