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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED HORSE-HEAD AMPHORA
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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED HORSE-HEAD AMPHORA

CIRCA 580-570 B.C.

已结束2018年10月31日

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED HORSE-HEAD AMPHORA
CIRCA 580-570 B.C.
13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.) high

with Carlo Moretti Cristalleria, Verona and Murano.
N. David Nelson (1918-2003), Washington D.C., acquired from the above, 1964; thence by descent to the current owner, 2003.

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Horse-head amphorae were produced in Athens during the first half of the 6th century B.C. They are characterized by a panel depicting a horse head in profile, typically on both sides of the vase. The current example is rare and highly unusual as it features a male head on the reverse instead of another equine. For the only other example known with this juxtaposition, see Beazley Archive Pottery Database no. 305329, by the Painter Louvre E 822.

The purpose of the Horse-head amphorae remains unknown. Scholars have speculated a wide-range of uses, from serving as votive objects, to being a predecessor of the Panathenaic prize amphorae.