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Water jar (kalpis) depicting a chariot on the shoulder
Greek
Archaic Period
about 510–500 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession NumberRES.41.55
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 2, pl. 085, 2-3.
DescriptionMan in white chiton mounting quadriga; in front of horses a dog with head turned back. Between handles, pattern of circumscribed palmettes.
Broken and mended; foot restored.
Broken and mended; foot restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes Collection; gift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, December 11, 1941