3-Handled Piriform Amphora
c. 1450-1200 BCE
Description
3-handled advanced piriform amphora on narrow foot (torus-disc). Tall neck with splaying collar. Handles are painted brown on exterior. Collar and foot painted. Body decorated with groups of broad and narrow bands, primarily above the belly. 2 diagonal whorl shells between each handle, with U-shaped and triangular fill ornaments Cream clay. Reddish brown to dark brown lustrous paint. Broken and mended with various nicks and abrasions. One shell very faded.
Dimensions
20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Transfered from the Department of Classics, Harvard University, G.G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; orginally part of Cesnola Collection. Reportedly from Cyprus.
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