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Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting Athena and Apollo

Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting Athena and Apollo

Red-figure the Nausicaä Painter · Amphora · about 450 B.C.
Panathenaic; Side A: Athena and a lyre (Apollo) player. On top step of platform on which the musician stands is inscribed (add Greek) Side B: Hermes and Poseidon, vis-á-vis.
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Red-figure
Period
Early Classical Period
Date
about 450 B.C.
Culture
Greek
Painter
the Nausicaä Painter
Dimensions
H: 130.56 cm D: 82.55 cm
Medium
Ceramic, Red Figure technique
Findspot
Greece, Attica, Athens
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
96.719
Image Source
boston_mfa

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