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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Description
Lower body fragment of Attic black-figured pottery amphora(?). In a panel, male striding to left, his forward foot and calf preserved; part of object with added white at break on left; added red for the ground line.
Cultures/periods
Attic
Archaic Greek
Production date
560BC-530BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
6.70 centimetres
Thickness:
0.85 centimetres
Width:
4.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums
(p. 73 no. 240 pl. 54)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GA.0898)
Location
Not on display
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
17260
(Accession Number)