Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the manner of the Bowdoin Painter
ca. 480–470 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Obverse, Apollo with bow and deer
Reverse, woman

The subject is that of Apollo pursuing a woman. His attributes in this context are interesting, not least because they are also associated with his sister Artemis. The deer may emphasize his fleetness. The bow becomes more like that of Eros.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the manner of the Bowdoin Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 480–470 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.1 cm); diameter of body 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm); diameter of foot 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); diameter of mouth 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.162.114
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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