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Attic Black-Figure Amphora ("Tyrrhenian")

Pointed Nose Painter555–550 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Amphora with two friezes of figures on the body. Upper register, A: two panthers flanking a large swan with its wing raised. Upper register, B: two sirens flanking a pair of confronting cocks. Lotus bud between the cocks.
Lower register, running around the body: confronting ram and panther; water-bird; panther; three sirens, the central one with wings outspread; panther.
Neck, A and B: palmette-lotus festoon on the neck with alternating red and black tongues on the shoulder. Rays above the foot.

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  • Title: Attic Black-Figure Amphora ("Tyrrhenian")
  • Creator: Pointed Nose Painter
  • Date Created: 555–550 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Amphora
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 71.AE.194
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to Pointed Nose Painter (Greek (Attic))
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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