File:Terracotta amphora with lid MET DP266228.jpg
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Title |
Terracotta amphora with lid |
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Description |
Etruscan; Amphora; Vases; On the shoulder panel, obverse, two mermen. On the reverse, two confronted dogs. Around the lower body, six metopes with birds. |
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Date | 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Terracotta; black-figure, Pontic ware | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H.: 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236 |
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Current location |
Greek and Roman Art |
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Accession number |
2012.26a, b |
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Credit line | The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | This colorful and unusual vase presents an enterprising Etruscan artist's interpretation of an originally Greek shape and type of decoration. The amphora, with its lid, two-part handles, echinus foot, and rays at the base of the body as well as the black-figure technique, depends on Athenian prototypes of the mid-sixth century B.C. The placement of the panels, their subject matter, and the contrast between black and red in the use of color reflect an independent Etruscan spirit. The metopes filled with birds recall the Attic cup by the Amasis Painter showing the stables of Poseidon (exhibited in Gallery 154). The function of the amphora would probably have been for storage. The closest parallel is another amphora in the university museum in Bonn, Germany. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/258556
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Date and time of data generation | 26 June 2017 |
Lens used | HC 120 II |
Serial number of camera | DP40026001 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:37, 1 March 2012 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh |
Date metadata was last modified | 03:30, 9 March 2012 |
File change date and time | 04:15, 2 March 2012 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:0E3C5BF90F20681192B0865F8B65ADC9 |
Copyright status | Copyright status not set |
IIM version | 2 |