The ANU purchased this object in 1984 from Sotheby's in London.
We have one, but it's beautifully presented and really loved. It's over two and a half thousand years old and one of the reasons it's so special is that the painting is really beautiful.
GEORGIA PIKE-ROWNEY, CURATOR, ANU CLASSICS MUSEUM: Our black figure amphora, or as it has been known as Johnson Vase, has been a significant piece in the collection of the ANU Classics Museum since it was purchased in 1984.
