Skip to main content

Neck-Amphora, with Apollo, Leto, and Artemis, Departure Scene

Artist (Greek, Attic, 6th century B.C.)
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 540-530 BCE
Mediumterra cotta, black-figure ware
Dimensions15 15/16 × 11 7/16 in. (40.5 × 29.1 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number88.15
DescriptionNeck-amphora with quadruple handles. Torus foot black, thin reserved line below zone of rays. Bands of upright lotus buds and rightward key below the main scenes, palmette
ornament with spirals and lozenges beneath handles, black and red tongues around the base of the neck; double-chain palmette and lotus band with incision on neck. Black echinus lip.
On View
On view