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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.317
People
Circle of Leagros, Greek (active 530 - 510 BCE)
Title
Black-figure Neck Amphora: Hoplite flanked by Cavalrymen
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
520-510 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290778

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.317
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Side A: a hoplite flanked by cavalrymen. Side B: a warrior about to mount a chariot, the charioteer already holding the reins; a spectator behind the horses. Mended, three fragments missing.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 15, no. 70

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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