Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
Obverse, youth departing
Reverse, libation scene
The Suessula Painter's name derives from a site in Campania, in southern Italy, where several works of his were found. The Attic vases exported to Italy were a constant source of inspiration for local artists and spurred the development of a flourishing ceramic industry in the fourth century B.C. Although the subject on this vase is time-honored, the prominence of the added white paint represents an innovation.
Reverse, libation scene
The Suessula Painter's name derives from a site in Campania, in southern Italy, where several works of his were found. The Attic vases exported to Italy were a constant source of inspiration for local artists and spurred the development of a flourishing ceramic industry in the fourth century B.C. Although the subject on this vase is time-honored, the prominence of the added white paint represents an innovation.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
- Artist: Attributed to the Suessula Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 400 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
diameter 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.46.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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