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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Antimenes Painter
ca. 525–510 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155
Obverse and reverse, between warriors, eyes

A major iconographical innovation in Attic vase-painting about 540 B.C. was the introduction of pairs of eyes. Traditionally attributed to Exekias, it appears most commonly on cups but occurs on nearly every other shape. The motif was intended to ward off evil. In the context of the symposium (drinking party), it may have served against sickness and hangovers.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Antimenes Painter
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 525–510 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 7/8 x 10 3/16in. (37.8 x 25.8cm)
    diameter of mouth 6 5/8in. (16.8cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.11.12
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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