Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)
Man standing before statue of Athena
This figure of Athena stands in the same pose as a small marble statue of the goddess dedicated by a certain Angelitos on the Athenian Akropolis about 480 B.C. The heavy drapery and quiet stance are typical of the so-called severe style that marked sculpture during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., but here Athena turns her head to look straight at the man who raises his hand in veneration.
This figure of Athena stands in the same pose as a small marble statue of the goddess dedicated by a certain Angelitos on the Athenian Akropolis about 480 B.C. The heavy drapery and quiet stance are typical of the so-called severe style that marked sculpture during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., but here Athena turns her head to look straight at the man who raises his hand in veneration.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)
- Artist: Attributed to the Group of Berlin 2415
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 470–460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); diameter 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.258.25
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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