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Storage jar (amphora) with Dionysos and Ariadne
Greek
Archaic Period
about 530–525 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); diameter: 20.1 cm (7 15/16/in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Gold Appleton
Accession Number76.40
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 39.
DescriptionSide A: Departure of a warrior in quadriga
Side B: Bacchic scene. Dionysos, Ariadne, satyrs and maenads
Side B: Bacchic scene. Dionysos, Ariadne, satyrs and maenads
ProvenanceBy 1876: Thomas G. Appleton Collection (purchased from Alessandro Castellani and said to be from Capua); gift of Thomas G. Appleton to MFA, 1876