# Northampton Group

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[Belly amphora](/source/Amphora#Belly_amphora_(c._640–450_BC)) by the Northampton Group. Shoulder A: liberation of [Io](/source/Io_(mythology)) (in the shape of a cow) by [Hermes](/source/Hermes). [Munich](/source/Munich): [Staatliche Antikensammlungen](/source/Staatliche_Antikensammlungen).

Belly amphora in Munich, Side B: [centaurs](/source/Centaur).

The **Northampton Group** was a stylistic group of [ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greece) [amphorae](/source/Amphorae) in the [black-figure style](/source/Black-figure_vase_painting).

With the exception of a single [belly amphora](/source/Amphora#Belly_amphora_(c._640–450_BC)), the vases of the Northampton Group are exclusively [neck amphorae](/source/Neck_amphora). Stylistically, they are very close to [North Ionian vase painting](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ionian_vase_painting&action=edit&redlink=1). However, they were probably not produced in [Ionia](/source/Ionia), but in [Italy](/source/Italy) ([Etruria](/source/Etruria)). They date to about 540 BC. The vases by the Northampton Group are products of very high quality. They feature rich ornamental decoration and sometimes interesting imagery, such as a mounted prince and men mounted on [cranes](/source/Crane_(bird)). They are stylistically closely related to the [Campana dinoi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campana_dinoi&action=edit&redlink=1). The clay of Northampton Group vases is similar to that of [Caeretan hydriai](/source/Caeretan_hydria) and shows no indication of an East [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean) origin.

The Group's name is derived from the [Northampton Amphora](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northampton_Amphora&action=edit&redlink=1), one of the most famous pieces in the collection of [Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton](/source/Spencer_Compton%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Northampton), who was president of the [Royal Society](/source/Royal_Society) from 1838 to 1848. From 1820 to 1830 he had lived in Italy, where he acquired most of his collection of over 160 ancient vases, including 52 black-figure amphorae.[1] Roughly at the same time, excavations began at the necropolis of [Vulci](/source/Vulci), from where to amphorae of the group entered the [Staatliche Antikensammlungen](/source/Staatliche_Antikensammlungen) at [Munich](/source/Munich). Although Lord Northampton supported the excavations financially, it is not known whether the Northampton Amphora itself is from that site. [Eduard Gerhard](/source/Eduard_Gerhard) was the first archaeologist to describe some of the vases in Northampton's collection, while on a visit to Rome. After the Lord's return to England, the vases were placed in his residence at [Castle Ashby](/source/Castle_Ashby). By the beginning of the 20th century, they were displayed publicly. In 1980, his descendants auctioned the collection off at [Christie's](/source/Christie's).[2] At the time, the Northampton Amphora was sold for 415,360 US Dollars.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard](/source/Eduard_Gerhard): *Vasen des Lord Northampton*. Archäologische Zeitung, 4, Col. 340-342, Berlin, 1848

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [John Boardman](/source/John_Boardman_(art_historian)): *Greek, Etruscan and South Italian Vases from Castle Ashby. The property of the Marquess of Northampton which will be sold at Christie's Great Rooms on Wednesday 2 July 1980.* Auction Catalogue, Christie's, London, 1980

## Literature

- [Thomas Mannack](/source/Thomas_Mannack): *Griechische Vasenmalerei. Eine Einführung*. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, p. 132. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-8062-1743-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-8062-1743-2).

- Matthias Steinhart: Schwarzfigurige Vasenmalerei II. Ausserattisch, In: [Der Neue Pauly](/source/Der_Neue_Pauly), vol 11, cols 276-281.

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