Miniature amphora

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 2342

Artist

Corinthian workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

600-575 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.075 m
Rim diameter: 0.02 m
Base diameter: 0.02 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 107

Description
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Miniature amphora decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found almost intact in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe.

The body is decorated with a horse on one side and a lion on the other. Placed between scattered rosettes. The vase’s shoulder is adorned with tongues and stripes, while the rim, handles and foot are accentuated with black colour.

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