Two-handled jar (amphora) with Hermes and Dionysos
about 540–530 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
Dimensions45.6 cm (17 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number01.8053
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: W. H. Forman Collection; inherited by his sister-in-law Mrs. Burt and then by his nephew Major A. H. Browne about 1889; by 1899: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 Wellington Street, Strand, London (sale of the Forman Collection, June 19-22, lot 304); 1901: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
about 530–520 B.C.
the Antimenes Painter
about 520–510 B.C.
Edinburgh Painter
about 510–500 B.C.