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Detail: Side A
Two-handled jar (neck-amphora) depicting the arming of Achilles
Greek
Archaic Period
560–550 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number21.21
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 16; 17, 3-4.
Inscriptions"Achilleus," "Thetis," "Kumatothea," "Neoptoleme," "Panope"
ProvenanceBy 1921: with G. Ferrari; purchased by MFA from G. Ferrari, January 6, 1921, for $ 1,250.00