amphora
- Museum number
- 1836,0224.174
- Description
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Pottery: black-figured amphora. Designs black on red panels, having border of lotus-buds along the top; accessories in white and purple.
(a) Apollo seizing a stag: In the centre, a stag to right, behind it Apollo to right, beardless, with long hair, short chiton with purple spots, and quiver slung at back, holding it by the horns; behind him is a bearded figure in a striped himation. In front of the stag, two male figures, the first one beardless, with long white chiton and striped himation, the second bearded, with short chiton and chlamys, both moving to right and looking back at the stag.
(b) Combat of six warriors: On the left is a warrior in lofty visored helmet with fillet, short purple chiton, cuirass with a skin over it, and purple greave on left leg, retreating to left, pursued by another with plain greaves, visored helmet with fillet, and shield with device of an eight-point star. In the centre a warrior with short chiton, cuirass with skin over it, purple greave on left leg, lofty visored helmet with fillet, spear, and shield with a pellet, has brought down on one knee another similarly armed, in an embroidered chiton, but without shield. On the right two warriors advance to defend the last with spears, the former having short purple chiton, cuirass, visored helmet with fillet, purple greaves, and shield with a tripod; the hinder warrior has chlamys, greaves, visored helmet, and Boeotian shield with two concentric circles.
- Production date
- 540BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 265 millimetres
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Height: 390 millimetres
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Weight: 3009 grammes
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Width: 250 millimetres
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Depth: 265 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Gerhard, A.V. 100.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1836,0224.174
