Terracotta amphora (jar)

ca. 540 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse, the Return of Hephaistos
Reverse, banquet

In Attic vase-painting, horses are, by far, the most frequently depicted animal, with an emphasis on their beauty and speed. Representations of the Return of Hephaistos, in which the smith-god goes to Mount Olympos on the back of a donkey or mule, probably bring with them an implicit comparison with aristocratic riders and their noble mounts.This Chalcidian vase is a simplified adaptation of an Attic black-figure model.

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Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
Artist: Attributed to the Orvieto Painter
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 540 BCE
Culture: Greek, Chalcidian
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); diameter of mouth 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm); diameter of foot 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.171.1
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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