Amphora
MS4861
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4861 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Orvieto |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Period | Archaic Greek Period |
| Date Made | 550-525 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Black Figure |
| Description | A, Donkey and 3 satyrs. Donkey to right. One satyr standing at head of donkey; the donkey wears a halter, with reins. Two satyrs on back of donkey, one forward, sitting normally, holding a kylix (or kantharos); the other sitting backward on the rump of the donkey. B, Tall grapevine in center. A satyr at left holds a bunch of grapes and picks a grape from the bunch with his right hand. A. satyr at right eats a grape. Part (tail and part of lower body) of a third satyr at right; he may be defecating. A and B: palmette-lotus festoon above the panels; spiral ornament beneath both handles. Much of the lower body is restored in plaster, as is one handle. |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
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