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Terracotta neck-amphora

Terracotta neck-amphora. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Date: early 5th century B.C..
Obverse, man seizing woman at a fountain house
Reverse, Dionysos on donkey and maenad
While Dionysos is riding along peaceably on the reverse, his influence has extended to the situation on the obverse. Dressed in boots and a garment wrapped around his lower body, the man seems to be an artisan or laborer.
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Title:
Terracotta neck-amphora
Caption:
Terracotta neck-amphora. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Date: early 5th century B.C.. Obverse, man seizing woman at a fountain house Reverse, Dionysos on donkey and maenad While Dionysos is riding along peaceably on the reverse, his influence has extended to the situation on the obverse. Dressed in boots and a garment wrapped around his lower body, the man seems to be an artisan or laborer.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)