Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The larger fragment has, above the ground line, a tendril; below, a band of upright lotuses with dots in the interstices, bordered at the top and bottom by a thick line of black glaze; rays; the smaller fragment has part of a palmette with tendrils

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th/early 5th centuries 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