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Attic Black-Figure Nicosthenic Amphora Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Nicosthenic Amphora Fragment
Black-figure
Amphora
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about 540 B.C.
Procession of dancing figures (satyrs and maenads) Only lower legs and feet are preserved. Pattern band below and rays. Interior unglazed.
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Black-figure
Date
about 540 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 7.30 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
82.AE.40.24.c
Image Source
getty_cc0
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)