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Fragments of a terracotta amphora (jar)

Amasis Painter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Fragments of a terracotta amphora (jar)
  • Creator: Amasis Painter
  • Date Created: ca. 540 B.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: .a: 2 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (6.9 × 7.9 × 0.4 cm) .b: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/8 in. (4 × 3.9 × 0.4 cm) .c: 1 5/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (3.4 × 5 × 0.3 cm) .d: 1 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (3.9 × 3.4 × 0.4 cm) .e: 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm) .f: 2 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (6.9 × 7.9 × 0.4 cm) .g: 1 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (2.6 × 6.7 × 0.5 cm) .h: 1 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm)
  • Type: Amphora fragments
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255835
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Archaic
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
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