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Black-figured Attic amphora

550-520 BC circa

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Represented on the main side within a metope is Heracles fighting with the Nemean lion between a male figure and a female figure wearing a chiton. On the opposite side is a quadriga driven by two charioteers in the act of passing the finish line.

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  • Title: Black-figured Attic amphora
  • Date Created: 550-520 BC circa
  • Location Created: Taranto, via F. Di Palma, 1925
  • Physical Dimensions: 41 cm (height); 18 cm (diameter, rim)
  • Medium: Ceramic
  • Room: Room VIII, showcase 71, 1.1
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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