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AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Black-figure
Nikosthenes
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Amphora
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-550 to -500
A: FIGHT, WARRIORS, HORSEMEN, SHIELD DEVICES, DISCS, CRESCENTS | Frieze below 1: ANIMAL FRIEZE, COCKS | On handle: TRIPOD | Shoulder: EYE, SIGNATURE
Inscription
NIKOSTHENES | Signature: NIKOSTHE [NES]
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Black-figure
Date
-550 to -500
Culture
ATHENIAN
Painter
Nikosthenes
Attribution
Signed
Museum
Basel, Private, Herbert Cahn
Accession Number
HC818
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)