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Summary
| Artist |
Amasis, signed (potter); Amasis Painter
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| Object type | neck amphora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Side B: Dionysos (named) and two maenads, one holding a hare; Amasis' signature (Αμασις vac. μεποιεσεν).
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| Date | circa 540 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | black-figure pottery and outline drawing on terracotta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 33 cm (12.9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
De Ridder 222 (= Luynes 678)
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| Place of creation | Athens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
Place of discovery: Vulci, Viterbo.
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| Credit line | Durand Collection; purchase, 1836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Beazley, ABV', 152.25, 687, 'Paralipomena 63, Addenda (2) 43; CVA France 7, III H e, pl. 36, 1–7 & pl. 7; CAVI 6090 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | User:Bibi Saint-Pol , own work, 2007-10-27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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