Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, Herakles fighting with Amazons
Reverse, combat with two women watching
In this encounter, Herakles confronts two Amazons armed like hoplites (Greek foot soldiers) with spears, while another Amazon, an archer, flees to the left. She wears the tunic and soft leather cap associated with Eastern dress.
Reverse, combat with two women watching
In this encounter, Herakles confronts two Amazons armed like hoplites (Greek foot soldiers) with spears, while another Amazon, an archer, flees to the left. She wears the tunic and soft leather cap associated with Eastern dress.
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 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, Christos G. Bastis Gift, 1961
- Object Number: 61.11.16
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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