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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
1888,0208.113.d
Description
Sherd of Clazomenian black-figure painted pottery broad amphora (Urla Group). (a) parts of three nude male figures to right dancing; between them an auletris to left playing the double flute; (b) head of a bearded male, dancing and confronted by two auletris; joined to another sherd.
Cultures/periods
East Greek
Archaic Greek
Production date
540 BC-530 BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Clazomenae
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Tell Dafana
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
incised
painted
Dimensions
Height:
17.78 centimetres
Curator's comments
reconstructed with BM GR 1888,0208.76.b, 1888,0208.108, 1888, 0208.109 Cook (CVA BM 8, p. 26) suggests that BM GR 1888.0208.77.c may join
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(B123)
CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8
(Pl. GB 592, 1-2)
Weber 2012 / Untersuchungen zur archaischen griechischen Keramik aus anderen ägyptischen Fundorten
(TD 163)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
dance
music
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1888
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1888,0208.113.d
Joined objects
Joined Object Group:
G16259
(3 objects)
Associated Group:
G16261
(6 objects)