Terracotta amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Swing Painter

ca. 540–530 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Obverse, two warriors separated by onlookers
Reverse, seated lyre-player flanked by dancing men

Artwork Details

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Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
Artist: Attributed to the Swing Painter
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 540–530 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 40.41 cm.
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.184
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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