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Attic Black-Figure Nikosthenic Amphora Fragment

Attic Black-Figure Nikosthenic Amphora Fragment

Black-figure Painter N, Thiasos Group · Amphora · about 540–530 B.C.
Fragment preserves the neck and most of mouth. Alternating red and black dolphins around the rim. On neck, side A, Iris running to right. On side B, Iris running to right but looking back. The interior of the neck is painted black.
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Black-figure
Date
about 540–530 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Painter N, Thiasos Group
Potter
Nikosthenes
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
H: 10.20 cm D: 13.10 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
86.AE.98.1

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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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