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Source Description

This vase depicts a satyr and a maenad on each side, and concentric circles and wavy lines on the neck. It was badly fired.

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Document identity
localId
871
label
Amphora Depicting Satyrs and Maenads
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
871
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora Depicting Satyrs and Maenads
description
This vase depicts a satyr and a maenad on each side, and concentric circles and wavy lines on the neck. It was badly fired.
provenance
Castel Campanile, 1837 [from label on vase at time of acquisition]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
520-510 BCE (Archaic)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
amphorae (storage vessels)
vases
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29.8
height
13.5
depth
23.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 3/4 x W at mouth: 5 5/16 x DIam: 9 3/16 in. (29.8 x 13.5 x 23.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
creator_ids
3894
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0c079b62d6aff5f4