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Amphora

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Title:

Amphora

Creation Date:

700-500 BCE

Description:

A wheel-thrown buff clay amphora painted with dark brown and marroon slip in geometric patterns with stylized zooanthropomorphic heads

Material:

Ceramic

Medium:

Clay

Technique:

Wheel-thrown

Decorative Technique:

Painting

Decorative Motif:

Geometric

Culture:

Mediterranean, Ancient

Period or Region:

Italy, South

Style Or Location:

Apulia

Group:

Daunian

Country of Origin:

Italy

Modern Country Name:

Italy

Site:

Southern Italy, Apulia

Category:

Vessel

Object Type:

Amphora

Dimensions:

25cm

Whole Or Part:

Whole

Inscription:

None

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Merkel attributes type of vessel as "Olla"

Auction House Information:

Parker-Bennet Galleries, Inc., Sale #3163, Feb. 25, 1974, p. 36.

Provenance:

Unknown

Accession #:

76.1.0604

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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