Terracotta amphora (jar)
Obverse, Apollo and Artemis flanking an altar
Reverse, athlete and trainer
The Eucharides Painter worked in the black-figure as well as the red-figure technique. It is noteworthy that here he decorates the type of amphora that was typical before the invention of red-figure.
Reverse, athlete and trainer
The Eucharides Painter worked in the black-figure as well as the red-figure technique. It is noteworthy that here he decorates the type of amphora that was typical before the invention of red-figure.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Eucharides Painter
- Period: Late Archaic
- Date: ca. 490 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
diameter 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
- Object Number: 07.286.78
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Eucharides Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Eucharides Painter
ca. 490–480 BCE
Eucharides Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Eucharides Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Eucharides Painter
ca. 490 BCE
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