Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Polyphemos Group

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse, on the body, lions attacking a bull; on the neck, two roosters
Reverse, on the body, lions attacking a boar; on the neck, two roosters

In earlier scholarship on Chalcidian vases, those attributed to the Polyphemos Group were considered "pseudo-Chalcidian" due to details of style and technique. More recent studies have minimized the distinction.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Polyphemos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Polyphemos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Polyphemos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Polyphemos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Polyphemos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Chalcidian

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