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Vase

ca. 450 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, Stamnos, of earthenware, with red-figure painting of (A) Dionysos between two maenads, and (B) a maenad and two silens.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with decoration in reserve on a ground of black ('red figure' technique)
Brief description
Vase, Stamnos, earthenware with red-figure painting, found at Nola in Campania, Italy, made at Attica in Greece, ca. 450 BC
Physical description
Vase, Stamnos, of earthenware, with red-figure painting of (A) Dionysos between two maenads, and (B) a maenad and two silens.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
  • Width: 28.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Found at Nola in Campania, Italy.
Production
Found at Nola in Campania, Italy.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4801-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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