Detail View: The AMICA Library: Corinthian Olpe (Pitcher)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1924.355
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Greece, Corinth, 6th Century BC
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greece, Corinth, 6th Century BC
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Title:
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Corinthian Olpe (Pitcher)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 575 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-580
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Creation End Date:
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-570
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Materials and Techniques:
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black-figure terracotta
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Style or Period:
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Greece, Corinth, 6th Century BC
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 35.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1924.355
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Credit Line:
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The Corinthian painter copied this motif from a well-known Attic (Athenian) type. On the back of the vase are two red "reserved" lunetttes that are thought to represent eyes.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1924.355.tif
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