Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, woman pouring libation for Athena
Reverse, youth
It is impossible to determine whether the woman pouring the libation is divine or mortal. This indefiniteness emphasizes a characteristically Greek blurring of boundaries, in this case between gods and men. The youth, who stands as a typical mortal observer on the reverse, suggests that the setting is Athens.
Reverse, youth
It is impossible to determine whether the woman pouring the libation is divine or mortal. This indefiniteness emphasizes a characteristically Greek blurring of boundaries, in this case between gods and men. The youth, who stands as a typical mortal observer on the reverse, suggests that the setting is Athens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Achilles Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
diameter 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
- Object Number: 12.236.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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