Amphora
MS3440A
From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS3440A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Orvieto |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | 550 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Black Figure |
| Iconography | Apollo | Athena | Hermes | Poseidon | Zeus | Ares | Amphitrite | Bird | Warrior | Warfare |
| Description | A. Birth of Athena. Left to right, Hermes, female figure, Poseidon, Apollo, Zeus seated facing right, Athena emerging from his head, two female figures, Ares, male figure. B, Center, four-horse chariot, with charioteer, facing right. Grouped around it are six warriors, three other males, and three females. |
| Height | 54.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 37 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
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