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Black-figure Neck Amphora

Black-figure Neck Amphora

VesselsGreek6th century BCE

Black-figure Neck Amphora

530-520 BCE

Description

Side A: Hermes presents a lyre to Apollo. Side B: Herakles wrestles with the Nemean lion; Iolaus and a maiden watch. From card catalogue: Black figure Neck amphora. Small. Attic. : Rim: reserved. Lip: Black. Handle: double rib black. Neck: Intertwined vine and leaf. Shoulder: Parallel radiating lines. Side zones: Palmette and volute, lotus. A. Hermes standing left. Youth in center, playing stringed instrument. Woman stands at right. B. Bearded man with staff faces right at left. Herakles wrestles with lion in center. Woman at right. Below: Vine leaf, rays. Foot: Black. Rim: Reserved. Condition: Extensively mended.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.1 cm h (6 3/4 in.); 8.25 cm diam. rim (3 1/4 in.)

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