Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, youth with sword pursuing woman
Reverse, Dionysos and satyrs
The male figure on the obverse has been interpreted as Perseus, the women as possibly daughters of the sea god Nereus. The representation on the reverse is most interesting for the goat that has a satyr-like face. Such creatures indicate that Dionysos was not only the god of wine but that he also had powers over various kinds of human and animal life.
Reverse, Dionysos and satyrs
The male figure on the obverse has been interpreted as Perseus, the women as possibly daughters of the sea god Nereus. The representation on the reverse is most interesting for the goat that has a satyr-like face. Such creatures indicate that Dionysos was not only the god of wine but that he also had powers over various kinds of human and animal life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Leagros Group
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 510–500 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm); diameter 10 13/16 in. (27.4 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
- Object Number: 41.162.179
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Leagros Group
ca. 525–500 BCE
Leagros Group
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE
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