Amphora

Museum number:
8-3340
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.147
Object count:
1
Description:
Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Greece
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amphorae (storage vessels)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1960-1961 #10: San Francisco State University (February 16, 1961–May 1, 1961) and S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.

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