Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting the harnessing of a chariot
about 540 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, black-figure technique
DimensionsHeight: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number89.273a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1889: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (said to have been found at Corneto); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889
525–500 B.C.
about 4th century B.C.
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Brygos Painter
about 480 B.C.
