Vases Black-figure Amphora Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment

Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment

Black-figure Amphora · 550–500 B.C.
From left to right, a calf and foot pointed down, hanging drapery, a knobbed staff extended out horizontally, a shield (or thigh?), a curved branch with drapery looped around it, and curved decoration (rocky promontory, leg of another figure?). The black slip is slightly misfired, revealing the red underneath. Interior undecorated.
Shape
Technique
Date
550–500 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
82.AE.40.12.b
Image Source
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