Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Upper frieze, procession of centaurs
Lower frieze, procession of lions
The unified series of friezes on this vase has no specific narrative content. Instead, the artist seems to have delighted in combining patterns and colors to create a highly ornate object.
Lower frieze, procession of lions
The unified series of friezes on this vase has no specific narrative content. Instead, the artist seems to have delighted in combining patterns and colors to create a highly ornate object.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Paris Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 575–550 BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure, Pontic ware
- Dimensions: H. 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.11.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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