Stamnos

L-64-185

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | Etruria | Vulci

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number	L-64-185
Current Location	Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture	Attic \| Etruscan
Provenience	Italy \| Etruria \| Vulci
Manufacture Location	Attica
Creator	Kleophrades Painter
Date Made	c 490 BCE - 480 BCE
Section	Mediterranean
Materials	Ceramic
Technique	Red Figure
Iconography	Heracles \| Nemean Lion \| Theseus \| Marathonian Bull \| Greek Inscription \| Tree
Description	A.: Herakles and the Nemean lion. Herakles at left, grappling with lion; tree behind. At left, Herakles' club and, above, bow and quiver. Above Herakles, in retrograde, inscribed: "kalos ei." B.: Theseus and the Marathonian Bull. Theseus at left, foot on head of bull, club in right hand. Tree behind. Above tail of bull, a pointed cap. Behind Theseus, his garment, hanging. Along Theseus' right arm and club: "kalos ei" in retrograde. Intact, in perfect condition.
Height	33.503 cm
Width	40.005 cm
Outside Diameter	30 cm
Other Number	99-204 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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09 Oct 1989 - 1994	Mini Greek Exhibit
20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989	Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM)
1975 - 1989	Classical Gallery: Greece
08 May 1994 - Present	Ancient Greek World

[Electronic] 1997. The Perseus Project.. Tufts University. Actual Citation	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
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[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 123, fig. 111	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Sewell, Darrel, and Lindsey, Jack L. 1996. The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Vol. PMA Bulletin 91 (Fall). Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 38, fig. 44	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Stolyarik, Yelena, and Romano, Irene B., and Romano, David G., and DeVries, Keith R., and White, Donald J. 1995. The Ancient Greek World:The Rodney S. Young Gallery.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 5	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 35, fig. 13	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Boardman, John. 1979. "The Athenian Pottery Trade: The Classical Period". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 33-39 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 37, fig. 6	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Beazley, John D. 1971. Paralipomena: Additions to Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters and Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters (Second Edition).. Oxford. Clarendon Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 37, fig. 6	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Philippaki, Barbara. 1967. The Attic Stamnos.. Clarendon Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 37, fig. 6	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 52	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
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[Book] Brommer, Frank. 1960. Vasenlisten zur griechischer Heldensage.. ed. 2nd. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 187, no.62; p. 1632	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Dinsmoor, William B. 1943. "Early American Studies of Mediterranean Archaeology". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia. American Philosophical Society. Vol. 87. no. 1. pg. 70-104 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 90; fig. 12	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Beazley, John D. 1942. Attic Red-figure Vase-Painters.. Oxford. Clarendon Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 90; fig. 12	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall Dohan, Edith H. 1935. "Attic Vases from Memorial Hall". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 5. no. 6. pg. 72-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 72, 76, pl. 5	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall Dohan, Edith H. 1935. "A Recent Acquisition of the University Museum, Philadelphia". American Journal of Archaeology. Boston. Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 39. no. 4. pg. 451-452 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 451; p. 452: fig. 1	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Beazley, John D. 1933. Der Kleophrades-Maler.. Berlin. H. Keller. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 451; p. 452: fig. 1	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
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[Book] Beazley, John D. 1925. Attische Vasenmaler des rotfigurigen Stils.. Tuebingen. Verlag von J. C. B. Mohr. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 218-219, fig. 6	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Beazley, John D. 1918. Attic Red-Figured Vases in American Museums.. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 43-44	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Paton, James M. 1907. "Archaeological News". American Journal of Archaeology. Boston. Archaeological Institute of America. Vol. 11. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 119	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall, Edith H. 1906. "Greek and Italian Pottery". Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum. Vol. 4. no. 16/October. pg. 53-57 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 55, fig. 6	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] Bonaparte, Lucien. 1829. Museum Etrusque de Lucien Bonaparte Prince de Canino, Fouilles de 1828 a 1829, Vases peints avec inscriptions.. Viterbe. Chez C. Tosoni. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate:	View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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