Fragment from Black-Figure Amphora (Storage Vessel): Musicians
Unknown Artist
c. 530–520 BCE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
h. 14 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1924.536
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Two musicians appear on this amphora fragment. The first, long-haired and bearded, holds an instrument that is mostly lost, but with a curving arm that identifies it as a lyre, probably of the standard (chelys, or tortoiseshell) type. His bearded companion, with curly hair and an ornate robe, plays a concert kithara, a more elaborate seven-stringed instrument.