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Painter of Vatican Mourner (attributed to the)
Black-Figure Amphora, Type B, with (A) a Marriage Procession and (B) a Woman Escorted by Two Warriors (The Recovery of Helen by Menelaos?)circa 540-520 B.C.

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Large ancient Greek black-figure ceramic amphora with terracotta-orange figural panel depicting five robed figures, black slip glaze, with two loop handles
Black-figure ceramic amphora with two handles, decorated with a figural scene on the shoulder showing horses and robed figures alongside a wheeled chariot, rendered in terracotta against black slip; lotus-and-palmette frieze at neck, ray pattern at base.

Painter of Vatican Mourner (attributed to the), Black-Figure Amphora, Type B, with (A) a Marriage Procession and (B) a Woman Escorted by Two Warriors (The Recovery of Helen by Menelaos?), circa 540-520 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Spiros G. Ponty, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Painter of Vatican Mourner (attributed to the)
Title
Black-Figure Amphora, Type B, with (A) a Marriage Procession and (B) a Woman Escorted by Two Warriors (The Recovery of Helen by Menelaos?)
Place Made
Greece, Attica
Date Made
circa 540-520 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
17 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (44.77 x 27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Spiros G. Ponty
Accession Number
M.77.48.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman