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Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment

Black-figure Nessos Painter · Amphora · about 620 B.C.
Two joined fragments from the neck and mouth of the vase, depicting a pair of sirens. The one on the right pecks at the ground by the feet of its counterpart. Added red is used for the wing coverts. The edge of the mouth is decorated in a step pattern. Rosettes fill the space between the two sirens.
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Black-figure
Date
about 620 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Nessos Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
H: 20.00 cm W: 20.00 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AE.428
Image Source
getty_cc0

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