Neck-amphora (jar), ca. 500 B.C.; Attic, black-figure
Attributed to the Diosphos Painter
Greek
Terracotta
Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.25)
Obverse: Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) with the body of Sarpedon
Reverse: Eos (Dawn) with the body of her son, Memnon
Technical Glossary
Attributed to the Diosphos Painter
Greek
Terracotta
Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.25)
Obverse: Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) with the body of Sarpedon
Reverse: Eos (Dawn) with the body of her son, Memnon
The scenes on this jar show two great heroes of the Trojan War being lifted from the battlefield after their deaths. Sarpedon, a son of the god Zeus, will be carried to Lycia, his homeland in southern Asia Minor, and Memnon, to his kingdom in Ethiopia.
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Related Index Terms
Geography/Place
- • Ceramic, Europe
- • Ceramic, Europe, Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
- • Vessel, Europe
- • Vessel, Europe, Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
Material and Technique
- • Ceramic, Painted
- • Ceramic, Painted, Europe
- • Vessel, Tall (Vase, Pitcher, Bottle)
- • Vessel, Tall, Europe
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Death
- • Figure, Mythological
- • Figure, Mythological, Africa (including Egypt)
- • Figure, Mythological, Europe
- • Figure, Warrior
