Two-handled jar (amphora) with the arming of Achilles
about 520–515 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
DimensionsHeight: 30.7cm (12 1/16in.)
Diameter: 21.7cm (8 9/16in.)
Weight: 3 lb. (1.36 kg)
Diameter: 21.7cm (8 9/16in.)
Weight: 3 lb. (1.36 kg)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number01.8027
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On viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Alfred Bourguignon Collection (said to have come from Orvieto, according to CVA, Boston 1, p. 20); by 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought privately from the collection of Alfred Bourguignon.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
the Amasis Painter
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
the Antimenes Painter
about 520–510 B.C.
Edinburgh Painter
about 510–500 B.C.