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Amphora depicting a chariot (A) and Dionysos (B)
Greek, Athenian
Middle Archaic Period
540–520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Pottery; Black Figure
Dimensions
42.8 cm (16 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of H. P. Kidder
Accession Number80.612
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 11, 1-2.
DescriptionBlack Figure Ware shoulder amphora with a flat flaring base, two handles on shoulder, short wide neck, and an everted, angled rim. Broken and repaired.
Side A: Quadriga and two warriors on foot.
Side B: Dionysos flanked by two satyrs.
Side A: Quadriga and two warriors on foot.
Side B: Dionysos flanked by two satyrs.
Provenancegift of Henry P. Kidder to MFA, October 21, 1880