Neck Amphora
MS4840A
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4840A |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Greek | Attic |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Orvieto |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | 525-500 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Black Figure |
| Iconography | Judgement of Paris | Hera | Athena | Hermes | Aphrodite | Warfare |
| Description | A, Judgment of Paris. To left, three goddesses, the central one being Athena; next Paris, with pointed cap; and at right, Hermes with long staff. B, Left to right, nude warrior; cloaked figure; warrior; cloaked figure. Underside of foot: Graffito. [For Graffito see Card]. Parts of body, of handles and of the neck are missing and restored in plaster. |
| Height | 29 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
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