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Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses
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About this work
Although pieced together from many fragments (with some still missing), this sizeable amphora remains impressive. On each side, a horsemen and four figures are contained within a large, reserved panel beneath a lotus-palmette frieze. The scenes, which differ slightly from one another in various details, cannot be identified with known historical or mythological figures or episodes.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBlack-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses, c. 540 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 40.6 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.645
