MM 1962:007
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amphora
- Object description
- Neck amphora. Torus shaped rim; splaying neck; a ridge at upper neck and one at junction between neck and shoulder; sloping, bulging shoulder; twin, triple, vertical handles from neck to shoulder; piriform body, tapering downwards; disc base. Pale red clay; black glaze, partly misfired to red; added red and white; incisions. Rim top, neck, inside of handles and body reserved; on neck a chain of double lotuses and palmettes, connected above and below by arcs; at base of neck alternating red and black tongues; A: Dionysos and (probably) Ariadne, seen in profile, are seated on a stool with animal legs; both wear red wreaths; the goddess wears a decorated chiton and himation, the skin of her face and hands is white; Dionysos holds up a kantharos; they are flanked by two dancing satyrs with red beards and tails, the one to the right wears a panther’s skin; in the background a grapevine. B: a young man (possibly Apollon) in dotted himation, red fillet and beard stands in a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses with red manes; behind the horses a woman in red fillet (Artemis?), and a deer; Hermes, in short red fillet, petasos, short chiton, mantle and boots, leads the horses. Beneath and beside handles four connected palmettes and three lotus flowers; black base line beneath figures; on lower body a chain of lotus buds and dots, framed by double bands above and below; further below a zone of rays and a black band; underside reserved. Graffiti on underside: ‘D’ above ‘I’ (or an arrow) plus a ligature of ‘L’ and ‘H’.
Comments (2)
Adam, föremålsantikvarie2020-10-09 13:10:53
Hej! Som går att se tydligt i bild nr 3 har man vid tillverkningen använt sig av tre separata lerbitar som sedan sammanfogats till ett handtag. "Triple" i det här fallet hänvisar alltså till formen på handtaget, snarare än till mängden handtag. Detta kan dock tydliggöras, jag ordnar detta! Helt rätt att tre handtag signalerar hydria, men då är endast ett vertikalt, medan resten är horisontella. Lycka till med ditt PM och hör gärna av dig ifall det uppstår fler frågor!Tony2020-10-08 20:41:59
Hej! Angående MM 1962:007. Jag såg under description: triple, vertical handles from neck to shoulder. Det finns bara två handtag på denna amfora. Är det inte en hydra om det finns tre handtag? Jag har precis börjat konststudier på Stockholms universitet och håller på att skriva ett PM om denna amfora så därav mitt intresse. Mvh, Tony
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