Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure alabastron; put together from a few large pieces; dull buff clay; added red paint; two confronted sphinxes, with two Geese between them; a third goose below sphinx at 1; two more geese at back; incised rosettes in field; tongues on shoulder; rosette underneath; dots on rim and handle; tongues on mouth. Height 17.6 cm; diameter 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Russell S. Springer Memorial Fund
Collection place:
Vulci, Lazio, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan Archaic Period (650–480 BC), Etrusco-Corinthian, and Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC)
Maker or artist:
The Mingor Painter
Collector:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx
Collection date:
1966
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Alabastra
Production date:
2nd quarter of 6th century BC
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Attributed to the Mingor Painter by D. A. Amyx; 2nd quarter of 6th century BC
Loans:
S1979-1980 #14: Department of Classics, UC Davis/Lynn Roller (September 27, 1979–December 19, 1979), S1980-1981 #41: University of California, Davis (January 8, 1981–March 12, 1981), S1981-1982 #34: University of California, Davis/Lynn Roller (January 7, 1982–March 26, 1982), and S2008-2009 #12: SFO Museum (June 2009–June 28, 2010)