Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, departure of a youth
Reverse, two young men between warriors
The main scene can be recognized as a departure because of the accoutrement of the youth—fully dressed, with sandals, sword, and two spears—as well as the action of filling his cup from an oinochoe. The elaborate garments, the attendants of different ages, and the second pair of spears held by the youth at right suggest a mythological episode.
Reverse, two young men between warriors
The main scene can be recognized as a departure because of the accoutrement of the youth—fully dressed, with sandals, sword, and two spears—as well as the action of filling his cup from an oinochoe. The elaborate garments, the attendants of different ages, and the second pair of spears held by the youth at right suggest a mythological episode.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Munich 1410
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 530 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of F. W. Rhinelander, 1898
- Object Number: 98.8.14
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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