On view
Latin American Art
Nolan amphora (storage vessel) depicting Dionysos (A); a youth (B),
ca. 470–460 BCE
attributed to the Painter of London E342
Greek, Attic
Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE
1997-67
Information
Title
Nolan amphora (storage vessel) depicting Dionysos (A); a youth (B)
Dates
ca. 470–460 BCE
Maker
attributed to the Painter of London E342
Medium
Red-figure ceramic
Dimensions
h. 33.2 cm, diam. 17.7 cm (13 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Townsend Vermeule, honorary degree holder of the Class of 1989, and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III, in memory of Alphaeus Hyatt Mayor, Class of 1922, George Rodney Meneely, Class of 1933, and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule Jr., Class of 1917
Object Number
1997-67
Place Made
Europe, Greece, Athens
Marks/Labels/Seals
Grafitto incised on underside of foot [A. Johnston suggests it is probably a price]:
Culture
Period
Type
Subject
Given to the Museum by Emily Townsend Vermeule and Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III in 1997
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Art of the ancient world, (London; New York: Royal-Athena Galleries, 1965-).
, Vol. 7, pt. 1: no. 262 -
Greek vases from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts: March 12-May 2, 1976, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, (Corpus Christi, TX: Golden Banner Press, 1976).
, cat. no. 32 - Miriam Braverman, The classical shape: decorated pottery of the ancient world, (Concord, NH: St. Paul's School, 1984)., cat. no. 16
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1997," in "A Window into Collecting American Folk Art: The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton," special issue, Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 57, no. 1/2 (1998): p. 164-208., pp. 205–206
