Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
On the body, obverse, youth and horse within a naiskos between women
Reverse, four youths
On the neck, obverse, woman. Reverse, Eros
Ownership of a horse was a mark of wealth and status. It is noteworthy that the horse here is primary and that the group is not fully contained by the structure.
Reverse, four youths
On the neck, obverse, woman. Reverse, Eros
Ownership of a horse was a mark of wealth and status. It is noteworthy that the horse here is primary and that the group is not fully contained by the structure.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the APZ Painter
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: ca. 330–300 BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 31 in. (78.7 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.231
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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