Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, combat between an Amazon and a Greek
Reverse, youth
Nolan amphorae are a specific type of small two-handled wine jars made in Athens during the Classical period. The name comes from the Italian site near Naples where they were first discovered in important quantities. On the obverse, an Amazon is attacking a kneeling Greek warrior with an ax. On the reverse a simple figure of a young man is depicted.
Reverse, youth
Nolan amphorae are a specific type of small two-handled wine jars made in Athens during the Classical period. The name comes from the Italian site near Naples where they were first discovered in important quantities. On the obverse, an Amazon is attacking a kneeling Greek warrior with an ax. On the reverse a simple figure of a young man is depicted.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Alkimachos Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 470–460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
diameter 7 in. (17.8 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
- Object Number: 41.162.16
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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