Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora of Nicosthenic shape (jar)

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last quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The largest fragment has on the shoulder, a palmette-lotus chain; part of an inscription, NIKOSTHENES E[POISEN]; below, in the top zone, ribbon; on the body of the amphora, part of the head and the right shoulder of a draped woman to right with a fillet tied around her head; the second fragment has part of the palmette-lotus chain from the shoulder; below, in the top zone, ribbon; the third fragment has in the top zone, ribbon; below, on the body of the amphora, head, neck, and shoulder of a draped woman to right

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011