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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Bolsena Group
ca. 200 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
The modeled frieze depicting the Battle of Greeks and Amazons consists of seven figures repeated as the scene circles the vase. Identical friezes appear on at least six other amphorae from Orvieto or Bolsena. Several of the groups are derived from Greek relief sculptures such as those found inside the Temple of Apollo at Bassae, which are from a long frieze now in the British Museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Bolsena Group
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Date: ca. 200 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Terracotta; Volsinian Silvered Ware
  • Dimensions: H. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
    diameter of body 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.250
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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