Céramique à figures noires

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

© Denis Glicksman, Inrap

This fragment of a table amphora featuring a horse's head is an import from Greece. These high quality (and expensive!) vases were reserved for luxurious tables or for votive or religious uses.

Where to find it

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
Square Belsunce
13001 Marseille

Commune of discovery

Marseille

Locality

Place Villeneuve-Bargemon

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1996

Chief Scientist

HESNARD, Antoinette

Inventory number

MHM D.1999.3.25

Scope

Daily life ➔ Art of the table

Materials

Terracotta ➔ Ceramic

Chronological period

Mediterranean Antiquity [- 600 / - 50] ➔ Hellenistic period

Dimensions

H. 24 cm, l. 21.5 cm, P. 0.4 cm,
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