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Fragment of a neck amphora
Probably by: the Tydeus Painter
Greek
Late Corinthian Period
about 560–550 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black-Figure
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.132 m. x 0.075 m.
Credit Line
Gift of Hyman Berlin and Morris Margolis
Accession Number1990.304
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCeramic. Buff clay; buff slip; black, red and white paint. Lefthand portion of the figure frieze of an amphora. From left, an eagle flies over haunch of horse on which youth sits, reins in one hand, spear in other; legs of man, legs and forepart of horse missing. In front of horse, right arm and haunch of walking youth. Upper frame of red and black tongues. Part of inscription preserved.
Provenance1990, gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III and Robert E. Hecht to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 23, 1990)