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Fragment from Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel): Apollo with Lyre

Antimenes Painterc. 520 BCE

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

With so little preserved, the precise subject once shown on this vase remains uncertain. Along with Apollo playing his lyre, parts of the mane and reins of a horse remain, suggesting a chariot procession—perhaps for the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, an event attended by the Olympian gods.

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  • Title: Fragment from Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel): Apollo with Lyre
  • Creator: Antimenes Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–510 BCE)
  • Date Created: c. 520 BCE
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 1.1 x 0.8 cm (7/16 x 5/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Through Harold Woodbury Parsons, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Ceramic
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.533.f
  • Medium: ceramic
  • Fun Fact: Although only two fragments survive from this vase, both show Apollo, here playing his lyre.
  • Department: Greek and Roman Art
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
  • Collection: GR - Greek
  • Accession Number: 1915.533.f
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