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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
1952,0505.16
Description
Sherds of Clazomenian black-figure painted pottery broad amphora, reconstructed. Chariot driven by youth (presumably, since he shows his thighs, though a female figure has been suggested). The horse has an ornamental collar. The chariot wheels have eight spokes. Purple for two stripes on dark area below panel.
School/style
Urla group
Cultures/periods
North Ionian
Archaic Greek
Production date
550BC-500BC
(possibly circa 530BC (S.Weber))
Production place
Made in:
Clazomenae
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Tell Dafana
, probably "Qasr", east annex (G), chamber 29
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
15.30 centimetres
(whole, as made up)
Length:
27.94 centimetres
Curator's comments
BSA xlvii, 132-C II.27. BM Cat. Vases cf. Β116, 1-4; also Β127.
Findspot number '29' pencilled on the item
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(B125.8)
CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8
(Pl. GB 594, 2)
Weber 2012 / Untersuchungen zur archaischen griechischen Keramik aus anderen ägyptischen Fundorten
(TD 168)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
equestrian
charioteer/chariot
Acquisition notes
Found unregistered.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1952,0505.16