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DEACESSIONED September 21, 2006
Water jar (hydria)
Circle Of: the Antimenes Painter
Greek
Archaic Period
about 530–520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
46 cm (18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Classical Department Exchange Fund
Accession Number1979.614
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionMain scene on body: Four barbarian horsemen ride to the right on three black horses and one white. The horsemen wear pointed caps, long sleeves, and patterned trousers and are probably Scythians.
Below main panel: frieze of animals below, with central group of two lions attacking an animal.
Scene on shoulder: departure scene with warrior mounting chariot while five other figures look on.
Below main panel: frieze of animals below, with central group of two lions attacking an animal.
Scene on shoulder: departure scene with warrior mounting chariot while five other figures look on.
Provenance1976, Palladion Antike Kunst, Basel [see note 1]. 1979, sold by Bruce and Ingrid McAlpine, London, to the MFA [see note 2]; September 21, 2006, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the Republic of Italy.
NOTES:
[1] In the 1976 Palladion catalogue, no. 24. [2] MFA accession date: December 19, 1979.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement
NOTES:
[1] In the 1976 Palladion catalogue, no. 24. [2] MFA accession date: December 19, 1979.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement