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skyphos
Object Type
skyphos
Museum number
1902,1218.3
Description
Pottery: black-figured skyphos: on both sides, Herakles and Athena pouring a libation.
Cultures/periods
Attic
Production date
500BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Boeotia
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
235 millimetres
Height:
180 millimetres
Weight:
1195 grammes
Width:
315 millimetres
Depth:
235 millimetres
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Athena/Minerva
Representation of:
Herakles/Hercules
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Jean P Lambros
Acquisition date
1902
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1902,1218.3