Advanced Search 
View: Side A
Storage jar (amphora) with opposing male and female heads
Greek, South Italian
Archaic Period
mid 6th–4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Campania
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8084
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSide A: Bearded male head, profile to right.
Side B: Female head with sakkos, profile to left.
Both heads in outline.
Side B: Female head with sakkos, profile to left.
Both heads in outline.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: From the Bourguignon Sale lot 408. Marked in B's hand S. Maria ?); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901