Apulian Neck-Amphora, with Funerary Scene
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureGreek, Italian, Campanian
Datec. 350-340 BCE
Mediumred-figured terracotta
Dimensions18 7/8 x 25 11/16 in. (48 x 65.3 cm)
Classificationscoins & medals
Credit LineGift of Patricia Owens in honor of James Walker
Object number87.32
DescriptionPseudo-Panathenaic amphora, with tall flaring lip and neck, high handles, and inverted echinus foot. On lip, laurel wreath. On the neck foliate (olive?) wreath above zone of elongated tongues with dots in between. Palmette compositions under handles.At lower attachment of handle, vertical glaze lines, “stem” between body and foot reserved. This type of vase, modeled after Attic Panathenaic prize neck-amphorae, is rarely found outside Apulia and Lucania.
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