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Terracotta amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Bateman Group
ca. 530–520 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Obverse, Athena and Herakles in a chariot
Reverse, Dionysos and Ariadne with satyrs and Hermes

There appears to be a chiastic relationship between the subjects on this vase. The goddess Athena is escorting Herakles to Mount Olympos on one side. On the other, Ariadne, who was rescued by Dionysos after having been abandoned on the island of Naxos by Theseus, is being led off by her new suitor, his entourage, and Hermes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Bateman Group
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 530–520 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 21 13/16 in. (55.4 cm)
    diameter 14 in. (35.6 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.198.4
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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