Collection place: Campania, Southern Italy / Culture or time period: Classical Civilizations / Loans: S2008-2009 #12: SFO Museum (June 2009–June 28, 2010) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amphora, accession number 8-3377, described as Attic black-figure amphora of “doubleen” shape; A, combat of three warriors; at left archer to left looking round; at right two hoplites fighting, one fallen to ground (his sheild blazon a white tripod); B, Dionysos standing to right., head turned back, holding rhyton and branch, between dancing satyr and maenad; on neck, lotus-palmette on shoulder, tongues. Height 32.0 cm Diameter 18.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora, accession number 8-201, described as Etruscan black-figure neck-amphora; bifid handles; foot flaring with rolled edge; in fields on body, A, bull; B, cow; white dappling; on brim, coarse ivy leaves and dots; on neck, double leaves or petals with median rings; on shoulder, zigzag, below thin crossed and dotted squares in the bends of an embattled line. H. 21.0; D. 14.5 cm Add'tl comments: Orientalizing/Geometric decoration along the shoulder of the amphora; spots on cow reminiscent of Egyptianinzing motif. Not a prefect firing as the ceramic leans slightly to one side on the axis of the foot.

Hearst Museum object titled Pseudo-panathenaic amphora, accession number 8-3380, described as Attic black-figure pseudo-panathenaic amphora; small size; intact, except for minor chipping; a) athena promachos to left between Doric columns; Her blazon, three white pellets; b) Komos of three young men wearing chlamydes.