Amphora with Funerary Scenes

720-710 BCE (Late Geometric)

24 cm 51.2 cm

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An "amphora" is a two-handled vessel used to store wine, oil, honey, or grain. Vases such as this one, however, were made to be buried in tombs and depict moments in the funerary ritual. On the neck, the deceased is laid out on the funeral bier, with the checkered shroud raise...

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Lagunillas, Havana, 1956; Ars Antiqua Auction, Lucerne, 1961; Walters Art Museum, 1961, by purchase [William H. Schab, New York, as agent].
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