Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar)

Attributed to the Pan Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Obverse, kitharode (performer playing the kithara)
Reverse, judge

This vase is a counterpart to that of the Berlin Painter in its general shape, subject, and quality. The performer here is a mature, bearded man who seems to be advancing slowly. His mouth is closed, indicated that he is not singing as he plays. The Pan Painter revels in the detail of the instrument while at the same time showing the sweep of the long garment in perfectly controlled, economic lines.

Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar), Attributed to the Pan Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar), Attributed to the Pan Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar), Attributed to the Pan Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar), Attributed to the Pan Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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