| Collection: | University Museum, University of Pennsylvania |
| Summary: | Side A: Apollo at an altar. Side B: Artemis with quiver and oinochoe. |
| Ware: | Attic Red Figure |
| Context: | Said to be from South Italy |
| Date: | ca. 475 BC - ca. 450 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.342 m., D. 0.190 m. |
| Shape: | Nolan amphora |
| Region: | Italy |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Condition:
The surface of the vase has suffered some discoloration, especially on Side B, where the reserved surface has also flaked and the glaze is mottled.
Decoration Description:
Side A: Apollo at an altar. Apollo is pouring a libation at the altar. He stands on the right. The altar is on the left. Although Apollo's body faces forward he has turned his head to the left. He holds a phiale over the altar in his outstretched right hand. His lyre is against his left shoulder, somehow supported as he fingers the strings. A fillet hangs from the side of the lyre. Apollo is dressed in a long chiton and a short mantle pinned at each shoulder. A fringed sash hangs down his left side, and he wears a crown of ivy. The low altar sits on a rectangular base and is decorated with Ionic volutes and a pattern of dentils.
Side B: Artemis with quiver and oinochoe. Artemis stands in three-quarters view to the left holding an oinochoe in her raised right hand. Her quiver projects above her left shoulder. She is wearing a chiton and himation and a sakkos.
Collection History:
The vase originally belonged in the collection of Forman Taylor. In 1916 it was purchased from Canessa by the University Museum, Philadelphia.
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