Corinthian black figured alabastron; mouthpiece ancient but alien; black glaze fired tan; two lions confronted, with heads turned back; incised rosettes in field; tongues in shoulder; rosette on bottom; rings on top and edge of mouth; original part of handle preserves glaze on back.
Donor:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Eleanor W. Amyx
Collection place:
Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
Culture or time period:
Corinthian
Maker or artist:
The Dolphin Painter
Collector:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Kurt Deppert
Collection date:
June 1917
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Alabastra
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Early Corinthian (ca. 625-600 BC). Attributed to Dolphin Painter.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #27: Art Department (UC Berkeley)/Darrell Arlynn Amyx (November 16, 1961–March 27, 1963), S1962-1963 #6: Art Department (UC Berkeley) (August 3, 1962–February 1, 1963), S1963-1964 #39: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (November 7, 1963–March 3, 1964), S1963-1964 #95: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (June 24, 1964–September 10, 1964), S1964-1965 #26: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (November 12, 1964–June 10, 1965), S1965-1966 #86a: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (May 19, 1966–September 6, 1966), and S1974-1975 #52: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Darrell Arlynn Amyx (January 20, 1975–January 21, 1975)