ca. 540 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Neck-amphora
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeOverall: 11 1/2 x 7 3/16in. (29.2 x 18.2cm) diameter of body 6 7/16in. (16.3cm) diameter of foot 4 1/16in. (10.3cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 540 B.C.
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CultureGreek, Chalcidian
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PeriodArchaic
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Obverse and reverse, on the shoulder, siren; on the body, cocks flanking a floral; under the handles, man running
This type of very fine black-figure vase is found primarily in southern Italy and was probably made there. It is known as Chalcidian because some examples carry inscriptions in the script used at the city of Chalkis, on the island of Euboea.
Reconstructions of this ornament