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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with lid and knob (27.16)

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with lid and knob (27.16). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
diameter  9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C..
On the body, obverse and reverse, man and woman in chariot accompanied by woman and kithara player
On the shoulder, combat of foot soldiers and horsemen
Black-figure was a cumbersome, restricted, and quite artificial technique. The vases in this room testify to the variety of effect and the forcefulness of expression that is nonetheless permitted. Probably the greatest single black-figure artist was Exekias, who was both potter and painter. Although the essential ingredients of this work are traditional, its particular character is evident in the robust shape, the extraordinary precision and vitality in the figures and ornament, and the perfect relation of the decorative elements to the body beneath.
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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with lid and knob (27.16)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with lid and knob (27.16). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) diameter 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C.. On the body, obverse and reverse, man and woman in chariot accompanied by woman and kithara player On the shoulder, combat of foot soldiers and horsemen Black-figure was a cumbersome, restricted, and quite artificial technique. The vases in this room testify to the variety of effect and the forcefulness of expression that is nonetheless permitted. Probably the greatest single black-figure artist was Exekias, who was both potter and painter. Although the essential ingredients of this work are traditional, its particular character is evident in the robust shape, the extraordinary precision and vitality in the figures and ornament, and the perfect relation of the decorative elements to the body beneath.
Technik/Material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Zeitraum:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
3368 x 4200 px | 40.5 MB
Druckgröße:
28.5 x 35.6 cm | 11.2 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)