Terracotta amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Swing Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Obverse and reverse, warrior departing in quadriga (4-horse chariot)

A soldier bidding farewell to his parents was a popular subject in vase-paintings. Here he has mounted a chariot drawn by four horses; and his charioteer, dressed in a long white and red chiton, prepares to drive him to the battlefield. The great warriors of Homer's Iliad were conducted to and from combat in this way.

Terracotta amphora (jar), Attributed to the Swing Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta amphora (jar), Attributed to the Swing Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta amphora (jar), Attributed to the Swing Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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