Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, Aeneas rescuing his father, Anchises, during the fall of Troy
Reverse, woman and warrior
Aeneas carrying his aged father, Anchises, away from Troy at the end of the Trojan War was a much illustrated incident. It derived from the Iliu Persis, an epic poem describing the Greek victory. The adventures of the Trojan hero on his way to Italy were later celebrated in Virgil's Aeneid.
Reverse, woman and warrior
Aeneas carrying his aged father, Anchises, away from Troy at the end of the Trojan War was a much illustrated incident. It derived from the Iliu Persis, an epic poem describing the Greek victory. The adventures of the Trojan hero on his way to Italy were later celebrated in Virgil's Aeneid.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Diosphos Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 500 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
diameter of mouth 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
diameter of foot 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.26
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Diosphos Painter
early 5th century BCE
Diosphos Painter
1st half of 5th century BCE
Diosphos Painter
early 5th century BCE
Diosphos Painter
ca. 500 BCE
Diosphos Painter
ca. 500 BCE
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