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Amphora
530-525 BC (Archaic)
terracotta, wheel made; black figure with white paint
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
Side A of this vase depicts two riders, a warrior and a dog. Side B depicts two men in a chariot beside two Scythians, a warrior and a dog.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/4/1972 | Treatment | other |
| 8/4/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; repaired; other |
| 11/18/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/2/1994 | Treatment | reconstructed; cleaned; stabilized; coated; loss compensation |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 1/4 x Diam at mouth: 8 3/8 in. (43.8 x 21.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.19