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Two-handled storage jar (amphora) with a warrior departing
Painter: The Swing Painter
Greek
Archaic Period
about 540–520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number89.257
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 03.
DescriptionSide A: Departure of a warrior, in a quadriga. On the ground, facing the warrior, a woman; a man and woman stand behind the horses, and a warrior and a woman facing them.
Side B: Three groups of two figures each (1) and (3) two men conversing (2) a man with helmet and sword (Arming scene) and a woman with a shield. Surface painted over.
Side B: Three groups of two figures each (1) and (3) two men conversing (2) a man with helmet and sword (Arming scene) and a woman with a shield. Surface painted over.
ProvenanceBy 1889: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (said to be from Corneto Tarquinia); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889