Terracotta amphora (jar)
Obverse, a youth between two men
Reverse, a woman between two men
The handsome pattern of spirals, palmettes, and a lotos bud under the handles of this vase is similar to that on a vase signed Amasis made me. A number of the craftsmen in the Athenian Kerameikos (potters' quarter) were both potter and painter, and possibly this vase was made by Amasis to be decorated by another artist.
Reverse, a woman between two men
The handsome pattern of spirals, palmettes, and a lotos bud under the handles of this vase is similar to that on a vase signed Amasis made me. A number of the craftsmen in the Athenian Kerameikos (potters' quarter) were both potter and painter, and possibly this vase was made by Amasis to be decorated by another artist.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Botkin Class
- Artist: Probably by the Phrynos Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 540 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm)
diameter of vase 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
diameter of mouth 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
diameter of foot 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitridge Gift, 1964
- Object Number: 64.11.13
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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