The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 159

Description

Obverse, Eos and Tithonos
Reverse, youth

The composition on the obverse of the vase masterfully catches the element of pursuit, which is at the heart of the story of Eos, the goddess of dawn, and the schoolboy Tithonos. Eos is so close that she almost touches the youth and their feet overlap, but the artist makes the distance between them eternal. The figure on the reverse has not attracted Eos's interest.
References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1913. "Department of Classical Art: The Accessions of 1912, Vases." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 8(7): p. 157.
See also
Who
Achilles Painter (16)
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

Amphorae (573)

Neck amphorae (284)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Greece (6,287)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
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Greek Gods and Religious Practices

Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.