© British Museum
Elgin Amphora
Artist: attributed to Dipylon Workshop, Athens (circa 760 - 750 BC)
Location: British Museum
Date: circa 760 - 750 BC
Materials: fired clay
Dimensions: height: 67cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £40,000 (Total: £170,000)
Vendor: Trustees of Stanford Place Collection
Review number: 5408 (2004)
Provenance:
Fragments owned by Lord Elgin; by descent; John Hewett, 1950s; Hon. Robert Erskine; Sotheby's, 1994 (fragment only), remainder purchased privately. Fragment ex Broomhall - Classical Antiquities, 1986. Previously on loan to the British Museum.
Description:
The geometric pottery amphora is made up from 15 fragments which have recently been restored. The surface is covered with an intricate web of half-tone decoration. An elaborate 'tapestry' pattern fills the widest zone around the middle, a chequerboard motif decorates the shoulder and an elongated double meander emphasises the elegant neck. A frieze of water birds fills the narrow zone below the rim.
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