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amphora
(?)
Object Type
amphora
(?)
Description
Body fragment of Attic black-figured pottery closed vase, probably amphora. Horse and rider to left; preserved are the upper body of the rider and the neck and head of the horse; framed tongues above; added red for alternate tongues and neck of the horse; added white for youth's chiton.
Producer name
Attributed to:
Lydos
(perhaps, von Bothmer)
Cultures/periods
Archaic Greek
Attic
Production date
550BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Naukratis
Excavated/Findspot:
Sais
(?)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
7 centimetres
Height:
4.50 centimetres
Thickness:
0.50 centimetres
Width:
4.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
Venit: 'Lydos(?) [Bothmer]. Unusual is the division of the body of the amphora into two zones separated by tongues at the equator, but compare Louvre F 29 (ABV 109, 21; Tiverios pls. 17b and 18) as noted by Bothmer.'
Bibliographic references
Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums
(p. 72, no. 236, pl. 53)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GA.0876)
Location
Not on display
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
JE46339
Miscellaneous number:
SR5/1654