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North Ionian Miniature Amphora (Storage Vessel)

Archaic
6th century BCE
Clay

4 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (10.6 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: P.85
Geography: Asia or Europe, Greece or Turkey
Classification: Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Amphorae
Culture/Nationality: North Ionian/East Greek

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amphorae*, East Greek, Ionian*, miniature*, vase paintings*
  • amphorae - Ancient Greek and Roman storage vessels of many variations usually having a large oval body with a narrow neck and two or more handles extending from the mouth or neck to the shoulders on the body.
  • East Greek
  • Ionian - Distinctive pottery painting styles produced in ancient Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey.
  • miniature - Use to describe objects and beings of a reduced size or scale compared to the average or normal range for its kind.
  • vase paintings - Refers to two-dimensional decoration applied to pottery by using paint made of metallic oxides or other pigments held in suspension in slip or another medium. The term is particularly used to refer to Ancient Greek red- and black-figure works. See also "porcelain paintings (visual works)."

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  • Owner Name: Clarissa Compton Dryden, Class of 1932, MA 1935
    Role: Donor
    Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
    Acquisition Method: Inheritance
    Disposal Method: Donation
    Ownership Start Date: 1925
    Ownership End Date: 1950's to 1980's
    Remarks: A relative of archaeologist, Charles Densmore Curtis (1875-1925), Dryden presented the Ella Riegel Museum with items she inherited from his collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan artifacts throughout the 1950s-1980s


  • Owner Name: Charles Densmore Curtis (1875-1925)
    Role: Collector
    Disposal Method: Bequest
    Ownership Start Date: Likely ca. 1900
    Ownership End Date: 1925


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Other Greek Pottery

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<ref name=BMC>cite web |url=http://triarte.brynmawr.edu/objects-1/info/157509 |title=North Ionian Miniature Amphora (Storage Vessel) |author=Bryn Mawr College Library Special Collections |accessdate=3/21/2023 |publisher=Bryn Mawr College</ref>

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