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Terracotta amphora (jar)

Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); diameter 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm). Date: ca. 510 B.C.. Obverse, Athena and Herakles in chariot with gods Reverse, Dionysos, Artemis, Apollo, Leto, Hermes The equilibrium achieved in late black-figure amphorae is well represented by this work. There is a balance between light and dark in the areas of glaze and reserve as well as within the panels. The ivy and lotus-palmette ornaments embellish the upper part of the vase, while the zone of rays emphasizes the bottom of the body. The stateliness in the representation is most appropriate to the subject of Herakles' introduction into Mount Olympos.
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Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
Caption: Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); diameter 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm). Date: ca. 510 B.C.. Obverse, Athena and Herakles in chariot with gods Reverse, Dionysos, Artemis, Apollo, Leto, Hermes The equilibrium achieved in late black-figure amphorae is well represented by this work. There is a balance between light and dark in the areas of glaze and reserve as well as within the panels. The ivy and lotus-palmette ornaments embellish the upper part of the vase, while the zone of rays emphasizes the bottom of the body. The stateliness in the representation is most appropriate to the subject of Herakles' introduction into Mount Olympos.
Technique/material: Terracotta; black-figure
Period: ARCHAIC
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4200 × 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size: 35.6 × 35.6 cm | 1653.5 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AMPHORAE TYPE A • AMPHORAE • ÁNFORAS • ARCHAIC • CLAY • CONTINUOUS CURVE AMPHORAE • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; BLACK-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS