Amphora (Sub-Nikosthenic Type) Depicting an Abduction

Amphora (Sub-Nikosthenic Type) Depicting an Abduction

Artist/Maker Greek (Attic)

Dateca. 525–515 BCE

MediumEarthenware with buff ground and black and red glaze

DimensionsOverall: 10 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (25.4 × 14.9 × 14 cm)

Credit LineGeneral Acquisitions Fund

Object number1970.11

Status

On view

Exhibition History

Greek Vase Painting in Midwestern Collections

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (December 22, 1979 - February 24, 1980 )

Collections

On View
Ancient

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