Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid
Obverse, youth arming; reverse, libation scene
It is impossible to know whether the representations on this vase depict specific stories or whether the theme is the ceremony of a warrior's departure with the concomitant idea of achieving glory in battle. The obverse shows the warrior arming in the presence of a "king" with a wreath and a scepter while a woman holds the young man's shield and spear. The reverse includes a "king" and a woman—perhaps the same—with an oinochoe (jug) and a phiale (libation bowl)
It is impossible to know whether the representations on this vase depict specific stories or whether the theme is the ceremony of a warrior's departure with the concomitant idea of achieving glory in battle. The obverse shows the warrior arming in the presence of a "king" with a wreath and a scepter while a woman holds the young man's shield and spear. The reverse includes a "king" and a woman—perhaps the same—with an oinochoe (jug) and a phiale (libation bowl)
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid
- Artist: Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 14 1/16 in. (35.8 cm)
diameter 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.176
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 460 BCE
Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 460 BCE
Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 460–450 BCE
Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 460–450 BCE
Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 460–450 BCE
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