Belly amphora by the Nessos Painter
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The belly amphora by the Nessos Painter is a large tomb vase from the Attica region by Nessos Painter in a black-figure style. This abdominal amphora consists of the pictures of two griffins as the major decoration. Dated to 610-600 BCE, the vase is one of the first painted abdominal amphorae and one of the few works that are certainly attributed to Nessos Painter, the first vase painter of the Attic black-figure style. It was acquired by the Antikensammlung Berlin in 1961, and is displayed at the Altes Museum since 2001.
The exact origin of the vase is not known except that it was found in Attica. It was acquired in 1961 by the Antikensammlung Berlin from a Viennese private collection. Initially exhibited in the collection building opposite Schloss Charlottenburg, it has been exhibited on main floor of the Altes Museum since 2001.[1]
This vase does not occur in John D. Beazley's lists.[2] After the acquisition of the amphora, the vessel was assigned to the Nessos Painter based on the description of the ornaments by Karl Kubler.[3] The Nessos Painter is considered the first Attic painter personality of the black-figure style.[4] John Boardman,[5] Heide Mommsen,[1] and Christa Vogelpohl assign the vase to the hand of the Nessos Painter.[6]