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Fragment from Black-Figure Amphora (Storage Vessel): Musicians
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Two musicians appear on this amphora fragment. The first, long-haired and bearded, holds an instrument that is mostly lost, but with a curving arm that identifies it as a lyre, probably of the standard ( chelys, or tortoiseshell) type. His bearded companion, with curly hair and an ornate robe, plays a concert kithara, a more elaborate seven-stringed instrument.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment from Black-Figure Amphora (Storage Vessel): Musicians, c. 530–520 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1924.536
