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Black-Figure Amphora

Swing Painter

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Caption

Swing Painter. Black-Figure Amphora, 550–540 B.C.E.. Clay, slip, 15 3/4 x diam. 10 1/16 in. (40 x 25.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mary Olcott in memory of her brother, George N. Olcott, and her grandfather, Charles Mann Olcott, one of the founders of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 62.147.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Black-Figure Amphora

Date

550–540 B.C.E.

Medium

Clay, slip

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

15 3/4 x diam. 10 1/16 in. (40 x 25.5 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mary Olcott in memory of her brother, George N. Olcott, and her grandfather, Charles Mann Olcott, one of the founders of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

Accession Number

62.147.1

Rights

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Greek

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Swing Painter

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