MID-5TH CENTURY B.C.
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An Attic red-figure Nolan amphora
Mid-5th Century B.C.
Side A: two standing women, both wearing chitons and himations, the one on the left with her hair dressed in a chignon, holding a branch out in her right hand and looking towards her companion on the right who holds out a situla, her hair covered by a sakkos
Side B: a young girl standing in profile, her hair in a sakkos and wearing a chiton and himation, holding out the edge of her drapery in her left hand
Both scenes on meander groundlines, glossy black glaze
13 in. (33.1 cm.) high
Mid-5th Century B.C.
Side A: two standing women, both wearing chitons and himations, the one on the left with her hair dressed in a chignon, holding a branch out in her right hand and looking towards her companion on the right who holds out a situla, her hair covered by a sakkos
Side B: a young girl standing in profile, her hair in a sakkos and wearing a chiton and himation, holding out the edge of her drapery in her left hand
Both scenes on meander groundlines, glossy black glaze
13 in. (33.1 cm.) high