amphora
- Museum number
- AshmLoan.460
- Description
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Shoulder sherd of Clazomenian black-figured pottery amphora; exterior: above, trace of band in added red at junction of neck and shoulder; below, black-figure decoration consisting of bridled horse to right (part of head, forelock, eye, snout, muzzle, chin and rein with traces of dots in added white for bridle remaining).
- Production date
- 530BC-510BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 5.40 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.40 centimetres
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Width: 3.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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Cook suggests that the painter of this vase is the same as the one who painted Oxford AN1896-1908.G.130.8 and AN1896-1908.G.130.7 based on the manner in which the manes are depicted.
'c' added in pencil to registration number on rear.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Registration number
- AshmLoan.460
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AN1912.33f (Accession Number)