Terracotta vase with relief decoration
Erotes, Athena, Nike, and lyre-players
During the third century B.C., Tarentum fell under the hegemony of Rome. It was directly involved in the conflicts between Rome and the Carthaginians under Hannibal until finally losing its sovereignty to Rome in 209 B.C. The changed cultural environment affected artistic production. One innovation is represented by vases such as these, built up of various sections, decorated with subjects in relief, and brightly painted.
During the third century B.C., Tarentum fell under the hegemony of Rome. It was directly involved in the conflicts between Rome and the Carthaginians under Hannibal until finally losing its sovereignty to Rome in 209 B.C. The changed cultural environment affected artistic production. One innovation is represented by vases such as these, built up of various sections, decorated with subjects in relief, and brightly painted.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta vase with relief decoration
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 1st half of the 2nd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. with lid 21 in. (53.4 cm)
H. without lid 18 5/16 in. (46.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
- Object Number: 96.19.2a–c
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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