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| Keywords: Greek - Early Corinthian Amphora with Real and Fantastic Animals - Walters 482033.jpg Corinth dominated the 7th-century BC pottery industry Corinthian vases are recognized by their repetitive friezes with animals of Near Eastern inspiration Here panthers bulls goats deer lions and swans appear side-by-side with mythical beings including sirens By the time this amphora was made such Corinthian vessels were mass-produced The abstract shape of the rosettes around the animals dates this piece to the late 7th century BC between 625 600 BC terracotta cm 44 4 30 accession number 48 2033 7078 Henry G Marquand New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry G Marquand Sale American Art Galleries New York 1902 no 972 Robert Garrett Baltimore by purchase Kende Galleries New York The Robert Garrett Collection Sale October 6 1951 no 96 Walters Art Museum 1951 by purchase Museum purchase 1951 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 place of origin Corinth Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Greek Neck amphoras Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
