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Amphora with Scenes of Dionysus
6th century BCE (Archaic)
terracotta; black figure
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
Dionysus is depicted on side A of this vase in a quadriga (four-horse chariot) alongside a satyr. On side B the god is again depicted, this time riding an ass with two satyrs.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4/24/1962 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 20 15/16 x Diam at mouth: 12 in. (53.2 x 30.5 cm); Circumference: 42 1/8 in. (107 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.15