Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, between eyes, busts of old man and girl
Reverse, between eyes, busts of two girls
The practice of decorating a pot with alternating black and clay-colored stripes or a cup with concentric circles was popular in eastern Greece and may have come to Athens from there. The effect is considerably less sober and balanced than the Attic black-figure norm. It almost overwhelms the conversations that are taking place on the shoulder.
Reverse, between eyes, busts of two girls
The practice of decorating a pot with alternating black and clay-colored stripes or a cup with concentric circles was popular in eastern Greece and may have come to Athens from there. The effect is considerably less sober and balanced than the Attic black-figure norm. It almost overwhelms the conversations that are taking place on the shoulder.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 520 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. with lid 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
H. without lid 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
diameter of body 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
diameter of foot 4 9/16 in. (11.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1974
- Object Number: 1974.11.1a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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