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Amphora
Amphora

Amphora

Artist
Dateca. 530 BCE
Geographic OriginAthens, Greece
MediumBlack-figure pottery
DimensionsOverall: H 14 1/2 x Diam 9 in. (H 36.8 x Diam 22.9 cm)
Credit LineEugene Schaefer Collection, gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 1950
Object number50.277
On View
On view
Object NameAmphora
Title Details
Label Caption Title Amphora
Published Title Amphora for oil or wine with scene of Herakles wrestling the lion
Exhibition HistoryAhead of the Curve: The Newark Museum 1909-2015", Winter Antique Show, New York, New York. (January 23 - February 1, 2015).

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