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Neck-Amphora with a Man Playing a Citharacirca 510 B.C.

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Large ancient Greek black-figure ceramic amphora with terracotta body, painted with five robed figures and palmette ornament bands
Black-figure ceramic amphora with two handles, terracotta ground decorated with black-painted figures: three draped standing figures flanking a central warrior with a round shield depicting a bull; bordered by palmette and lotus bands above and tongue pattern below.
Black-figure ceramic amphora with terracotta ground and two vertical handles; main panel depicts robed and armored figures including one carrying a round shield, flanked by palmette and lotus ornamental bands; lower body decorated with radiating leaf pattern.
Close-up detail of an ancient Greek black-figure ceramic amphora, showing a ribbed triple-strand handle in black slip against the terracotta body, with painted geometric and floral motifs visible on the vessel's shoulder and belly.
Close-up view looking down into the mouth of an ancient Greek ceramic vessel, showing concentric rings of terracotta-orange clay and black-glazed slip with surface wear and crazing.
Black-figure ceramic amphora with two handles, terracotta ground painted with draped standing figures, one bearing a shield and helmet, flanked by palmette and spiral motifs; bands of lotus, tongue, and ray patterns at neck and foot.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Neck-Amphora with a Man Playing a Cithara
Place Made
Greece, Attica
Date Made
circa 510 B.C.
Medium
Black-figure ceramic with added red and white
Dimensions
Height: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); Diameter: 9 7/16 in. (24.0 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.8.4
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.
  • Strong, Eugénie. Catalogue of the Greek & Roman Antiques in the Possession of the Right Honourable Lord Melchett, P.C., D.Sc., F.R.S.: at Melchet Court and 35 Lowndes Square. Oxford: University Press, 1928.