Neck Amphora

MS1125

From: Italy | Etruria

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS1125
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria
Manufacture Location Etruria
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Youth | Jumping Weight | Maenad | Satyr | Castanet | Athletics
Description

25 pieces. Neck amphora. A, Two nude youths, each with a jumping weight in each hand. B. L to R, maenad and satyr, each with castanet (?) in each hand. No incision or color. Below each handle a grouping of 5 large palmettes, 2 large glaze disks encircled by a line of dots and an inverted lotus (?) flower. Top of base glazed. Ray pattern around lower wall. Broad band serves as ground line for figured scenes. Tongue pattern radiates from base of neck. On neck A and B, two palmettes, one inverted. Lip black. Triple handles, both of which may be restored or at least repainted. Seemingly complete.

Height 41 cm
Outside Diameter 26 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 236 ? - Coleman Sale Number

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