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Attributed to the Amasis Painter
Obverse and reverse, warrior departing
Interesting variety is introduced into these two panels by showing the departing warrior arming himself on one side and in full panoply on the other side. He turns from front to back and his dog also changes direction while the four onlookers remain unchanged.
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Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
Artist:
Attributed to the Amasis Painter
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 550–530 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
diameter 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.171.10
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