Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers,

ca. 555–540 BCE

attributed to an artist working in the manner of the Amasis Painter
Greek, Attic
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
2019-72

Information

Title
Amphora (storage vessel) depicting wrestlers
Dates

ca. 555–540 BCE

Maker
attributed to an artist working in the manner of the Amasis Painter
Medium
Black-figure ceramic
Dimensions
h. 24 × diam. 19.3 cm (9 7/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Classical Purchase Fund and Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-72
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Athens

Inscription
Inscribed on reserved underside of the foot: NK
Culture
Greek, Attic
Period
Archaic (Greek)
Type
ceramics, amphorae
Materials
ceramic
Subject
wrestlers (athletes), dogs, men, rabbits

Bernheim collection, Basel. Purchased at public auction, Basel, October 5, 1963; Bernheim family, by descent. Consigned to Cahn International AG, Basel, Feb. 2019; purchased by the Museum in 2019.

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