Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs
Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs
Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs
Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs

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Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs,

ca. 520–510 BCE

Probably Leagros Group
Greek, Attic
y1981-12

Information

Title
Black-figure neck-amphora: wedding chariot of Peleus and Thetis / Dionysos on donkey between satyrs
Dates

ca. 520–510 BCE

Maker
Probably Leagros Group
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 41.0 cm, diam. 25.0 cm (16 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Family of Dr. Rufus Cole
Object Number
y1981-12
Place Collected

Italy, Naples

Culture
Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
neck amphorae, ceramics
Materials
glaze, slip, ceramic
Subject
horses, weddings, vines, palmettes, heroes, running ornament, deities, figures (representations), satyrs, meanders (patterns), mythology, men, quadrigae

Apparently purchased by Dr. Rufus Cole in Italy in 1920 or 1921; given to the Museum in 1981 by the Cole family.

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