Image
Title
Large pithos N. 1320 with reliefs, Thera.
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Annotation
Large pithos with relief decoration, Cycladic work, Thera.
It comes from a child-burial at the cemetery of Ancient Thera, on the north slope of Mt. Sellada.
Detailed Info
| Object type |
relief
burial pithos |
| Material |
ceramic
|
| Size | 0 |
| Author of the object |
no
|
| Condition | very good |
| Original | yes |
| Historical period |
Archaic Period
|
| Date bottom | -680 exact date: no |
| Date top | -670 |
| Location of the object |
Kyklades
(
Cyclades
)
Thera ( Santorini Fira Phira ) Ancient Thera ( Fira Thira ) |
| Museum |
Santorini (Fira), Archaeological Museum of Thera
|
| Museum inventory number |
1320
|
| Keyword |
horse
winged entity chariot charioteer swan |
| Description | Large pithos with relief decoration, Cycladic work, Cemetery of Ancient Thera. A brilliant example of 7th century B.C. Cycladic art, but also the unique specimen on Thera. The metope on the neck of the vase is decorated with a swan and the band on the shoulder shows two chariots drawn by winged horses. It comes from a child-burial at the cemetery of Ancient Thera, on the north slope of Mt. Sellada. |
| Storage directory | Thera |
| Photographer | Zdenek Kratochvil |
| Date of the photo | 2005-09-23 |
| Updated at | 01-03-2010 10:39 |
| Created at | 01-03-2010 10:39 |
| Signature | 0503331 |
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Chariot and winged horses, detail of relief, Thera
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