Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, between eyes, Dionysos with maenad and satyr
Reverse, between eyes, satyr and maenad
This vase belongs to a class of neck-amphorae of the late sixth century B.C. in which the decoration is confined to the shoulder, often between eyes.
Reverse, between eyes, satyr and maenad
This vase belongs to a class of neck-amphorae of the late sixth century B.C. in which the decoration is confined to the shoulder, often between eyes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: last quarter of the 6th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.60.19
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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