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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2123.3
Title
Fragment of an Attic Black-figure Amphora
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
c. 520 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199128

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bought in Orvieto in 1906.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University; deposited by Professor J. M. Paton
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2123.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Old man (beard in added white, now faded) at left facing Scythian archer at right. Old man holds staff, archer holds bow. Portion of red rim of hoplite shield by archer's head (Hoplite missing). Probably from neck amphora.

Verification Level

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