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Source Description
This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels. Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche. The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus, including torches, a pail, and a lyre. The use of color, the tall, narrow proportions, and the elongated finial with floral tip on the lid are characteristic of South Italian work.
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Document identity
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15596
label
Amphora with Polychrome and Relief Decoration
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Source metadata
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15596
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normalized
title
Amphora with Polychrome and Relief Decoration
description
This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels. Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche. The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus, including torches, a pail, and a lyre. The use of color, the tall, narrow proportions, and the elongated finial with floral tip on the lid are characteristic of South Italian work.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [cat. no. 246]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
59
height
25
dimensionsRaw
23 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (59 x 25 cm); 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) (max. diam.)
Source extras
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Greek
RelatedObjects
15702
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terracotta
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6256
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GRC
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2237
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