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Source Description
This amphora depicts a bearded, mantled man and Nike on the front. Wreathed, the man stands in profile to the right, holding a staff in his right hand. Shown in profile, Nike walks to the left, her hands covered by her drapery at the waist; the right is held higher than the left. She wears a chiton and mantle, and has a thin fillet around her head.The back depicts a mantled youth with a fillet. He stands in profile to the right with his right hand extended at his waist holding (and possibly offering) an oval object (maybe a fruit or an egg).
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Document identity
localId
5605
label
Amphora with a Youth and a Bearded Man and Victory
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
5605
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Amphora with a Youth and a Bearded Man and Victory
description
This amphora depicts a bearded, mantled man and Nike on the front. Wreathed, the man stands in profile to the right, holding a staff in his right hand. Shown in profile, Nike walks to the left, her hands covered by her drapery at the waist; the right is held higher than the left. She wears a chiton and mantle, and has a thin fillet around her head.The back depicts a mantled youth with a fillet. He stands in profile to the right with his right hand extended at his waist holding (and possibly offering) an oval object (maybe a fruit or an egg).
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [1897 cat. no. 214]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 440 BCE (Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
neck amphorae
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.6
height
17.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 7/16 x Max. Diam: 6 7/8 in. (31.6 x 17.5 cm); Diam at rim: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); Diam at foot: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; red figure
creator_ids
6658
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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60bd52b58cbc4729
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no