Funeral Amphora
Artist
Unknown Greek
CultureGreek (Attic)
Titles
- Funeral Amphora
Date750–700 BC
MediumTerracotta with slip
Dimensionsheight × max. diameter: 21 1/2 × 10 1/2 (54.6 × 26.7 cm.)
diameter at base: 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm.)
diameter at lip: 9 inches (22.9 cm.)
diameter at base: 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm.)
diameter at lip: 9 inches (22.9 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number34.126
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view
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Department
AntiquitiesObject Type
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February 3–April 1, 1971; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, May 16–July 11, 1971.
Published References Hoffman, Herbert. Ten Centuries that Shaped the West: Greek and Roman Art in Texas Collections. Houston: Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1971. Pages 303-307.
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