Amphoriskos: Animal frieze of lions, birds and geese
615-600 BCE
Description
On the shoulder, animal zone, panthers. Below, separated by two narrow stripes, another animal zone, repeating swans. Below, a thick glazed stripes and around the base a series of rays. Rosettes and ornaments in the field. Applied purple in many figures.
Dimensions
H. 16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Meta and Paul J. Sachs, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1965.
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