Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, Herakles and Triton
Reverse, courting scene
Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story.
Reverse, courting scene
Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Medea Group
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 520 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
diameter of mouth 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
diameter of foot 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.21
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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