Black-Figure Greek Vases from the David M. Robinson Collection
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      Mississippi 1977.3.63

      Attic black-figure neck amphora ca. 540-520 B.C. near the Antimenes Painter. From Cerveteri.  Herakles dropping boar on Eurystheus in pithos. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Peddle. See D.M. Robinson, AJA 60 (1956) no. 12, pp. 11-12, plate 8. For detailed information, see Perseus project entry.

      Reverse of Mississippi  1977.3.63

      Reverse of above. Depicts a female figure between two hoplite warriors.  For detailed information, see Perseus project entry.

      (right) Mississippi 1977.3.65

      Right: Attic black-figure neck amphora, ca. 530, Antimenes Painter. For more information, see Perseus project entry.

      Left: Attic black-figure neck amphora, ca. 510-500, attributed to the Diosophos Painter, gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peddle. For the Antimenes amphora, see D. M. Robinson, AJA 60 (1956) no. 15, pp. 14-15, plates 10-11.

      (right) Mississippi 1977.3.65

      Right: Attic black-figure neck amphora, ca. 530, Antimenes Painter. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peddle.For more information, see Perseus project entry.

      Mississippi 1977.3.57

      Attic black-figure neck amphora, ca. 510-500, attributed to the Diosophos Painter, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peddle.

      Mississippi 1977.3.57

      Attic black-figure neck amphora, 530-520, attributed to the Antimenes Painter, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peddle. For more information, see Perseus project entry.

      Heracles Amphora 

      Attic black-figure Neck Amphora, the Painter of London B 347, ca. 510 B.C., Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Peddle. See D. M. Robinson, AJA 60 (1956) no. 9, pp. 9-10, plate 6.

      Mississippi 1977.3.73

      Attic black-figure oinochoe, ca. 510-500 B.C., influenced by the workshop of the Athena Painter. Depicts Europa on the bull. Gift of Helen Tudor Robinson. See Robinson, AJA 60 (1956) pl. 3, fig. 16-17.   For detailed information, see Perseus project entry.

      Mississippi 1977.3.59

      Panathenaic Amphora, prize vase for boxing, 440 B.C., Kleophon Painter, referee and two boxers, gift of Helen Tudor Robinson.

      Mississippi 1977.3.59

      Obverse of above Panathenaic Amphora, 440 B.C., Kleophon Painter, Athena with shield between two columns, gift of Helen Tudor Robinson.

      Mississippi 1977.3.117 

      Attic black-figure white-ground lekythos, attributed to the Bowdoin Painter, ca. 480-470 B.C.  Depicts Artemis reaching out to a little fawn. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Peddle.

      Mississippi 1977.3. 

      Attic black-figure winelifter or sprinkler. Ca. 500 B.C. Boy in olive tree, youth and man dancing. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Peddle. There are many small holes in the foot of this vessel and one hole in the hollow handle at the top making it possible to immerse the vessel in liquid, place one's thumb over the hole in the handle, then transfer liquid to another vessel, lift one's thumb and sprinkle the liquid into the new container. It may have been used to transfer wine from a krater or stamnos into a cup without transferring the dregs.

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