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Amphora (handled container)
Cypriot
Title
Amphora (handled container)
Artist
Unknown Artist (Cypriot)
Date
8th century BCE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
10 7/8 × 10 × 10 in. (27.6 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Classification
Vessels & Containers
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
1955.264
On View
On view
Provenance
With Biblion, Forest Hills, New York, by June 6, 1955–September 21, 1955;
Their sale to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1955.
Their sale to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1955.
Exhibition History
Between Myth and Reality: Ancient Greek Vases from Joslyn Art Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, May 24, 2022–June 4, 2023.
Published References
Ann Steiner, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. United States of America. Joslyn Art Museum 21 (Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 1986), 2, pl. 2, fig. 1 (repro.).