Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to an artist near Exekias

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

Obverse, Apollo between Hermes and goddess
Reverse, Memnon between his Ethiopian squires

In the Trojan War, Memnon, the son of Tithonos and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, led a contingent of Ethiopians allied with the Trojans. He was killed by Achilles in a duel watched by their mothers. The present condition of the vase provides insight into the painter's working method. Memnon's shield was drawn with a compass—the circles are evident—and it would have been painted in added white directly onto the clay. Without the white, we can see the cursory sketch that the artist drew for the figure's torso.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to an artist near Exekias, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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