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Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)

third quarter of the 6th century BCE
Not on view
Obverse, on the cart of the chariot to right, draped bearded man, and a woman wearing a himation patterned with rosettes (Dionysos and Ariadne?); behind the chariot and horses a satyr to right, playing the aulos; draped maenad to left, who wears a sakkos, a garment patterned with rosettes, and a necklace, who is grasping vines in her right hand; in front of the horses, a satyr and maenad to right; the maenad is wearing a nebris over her chiton; Reverse, unidentified subject

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: third quarter of the 6th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 13 1/4 × 9 in. (21.6 × 33.7 × 22.9 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.3.467
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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