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Collections

Painter of the Syracuse Horse-Head (attributed to the)
Attic Black-figure Amphora with a Horse's Head on Both Sidescirca mid-6th century B.C.

Not on view
Black-figure ceramic amphora with glossy black slip and a reserved terracotta-orange panel depicting a horse's head and neck in profile with fine incised mane lines

Painter of the Syracuse Horse-Head (attributed to the), Unknown, Attic Black-figure Amphora with a Horse's Head on Both Sides, circa mid-6th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Painter of the Syracuse Horse-Head (attributed to the)
Title
Attic Black-figure Amphora with a Horse's Head on Both Sides
Place Made
Greece, Athens
Date Made
circa mid-6th century B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm) Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.29 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.8.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Clement, Paul A. "Geryon and Others in Los Angeles." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 24, no.1 (1955): 1-24.