Terracotta amphora (jar)
Reverse, Dionysos, the god of wine, between two satyrs
The Lysippides Painter was a follower of Exekias who specialized in large pots. At the end of the sixth century B.C., such pieces tended to show few figures starkly presented or crowded scenes with complex groupings. The combat here epitomizes the capacity of Greek art to depict the essentials so that a scene remains forceful and meaningful for all time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the manner of the Lysippides Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 530 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 16 5/16 in. (41.5 cm)
diameter of mouth 6 15/16 in. (17.7 cm)
diameter of foot 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.14
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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