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Amphora (storage jar): Gods and Attendants

The Affecter540 BCE - 530 BCE

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Side A: Zeus and Hermes with Poseidon and attendants; Side B: Zeus and Poseidon with attendants.

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Title: Amphora (storage jar): Gods and Attendants
Creator Lifespan: active 540 BCE - 530 B
Creator Nationality: Greek
Date: 540 BCE - 530 BCE
Technique: Black-figure
Physical Dimensions: w27.5 x h38.5 x d0.0 cm
Period: Archaic period
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Creation Place: Attica/Europe/Ancient & Byzantine World
Artist: The Affecter
Type: Vessels
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Terracotta

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