Bronze pointed neck-amphora with stand

Period: Late Archaic–Classical

Date: ca. 500–450 B.C.

Culture: Greek

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: Total H. of amphora on stand 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm)
H. of amphora 19 in. (48.3 cm)
H. of stand 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Classification: Bronzes

Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 2004

Accession Number: 2004.171a, b

Description

The gleaming golden color visible on the surface of these bronzes provides a rare glimpse of the original appearance of a bronze from classical antiquity. The quality of the chasing on the amphora is particularly fine; on the shoulder is a tongue pattern in shallow relief, below which are bands and running spirals with a chain of horizontal palmettes in between. The separately cast handles terminate at the shoulder with spotted feline heads fringed with flamelike tufts of hair. A terracotta pointed neck-amphora and its conical stand can also been seen in this gallery.

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