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Source Description
Relief decoration of lattice and scrolls, with a darker blue glaze. At base of handles, human faces. On lip, circles and points with background of darker blue.
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Document identity
localId
5561
label
Neck Amphora with Tendril Decoration
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5561
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Neck Amphora with Tendril Decoration
description
Relief decoration of lattice and scrolls, with a darker blue glaze. At base of handles, human faces. On lip, circles and points with background of darker blue.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1912, [mode of acquisition unknown] [as excavated in Baliana]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amphorae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
16.2
depth
15.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/2 × Diam at mouth: 6 3/8 × Diam of body: 6 1/16 in. (16.5 × 16.2 × 15.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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