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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Vases, Obverse, Dionysos and maenads at altar; Reverse, libation scene: king and women The Niobid Painter takes advantage of the large shape to depict solemn, imposing offering scenes. On the obverse, Dionysos, god of wine, stands at an altar with a kantharos (drinking cup with high handles) as the maenad opposite him holds an oinochoe (jug); interestingly, the vase is glazed black to be more visible.

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Classical, ca. 460–450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Vases, Obverse, Dionysos and maenads at altar; Reverse, libation scene: king and women The Niobid Painter takes advantage of the large shape to depict solemn, imposing offering scenes. On the obverse, Dionysos, god of wine, stands at an altar with a kantharos (drinking cup with high handles) as the maenad opposite him holds an oinochoe (jug); interestingly, the vase is glazed black to be more visible

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4266 x 4266 px | 52.1 MB

Print size:

36.1 x 36.1 cm | 14.2 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18 1/2 • 460–450 B. C • 47 CM • ADVANTAGE • ALTAR • ATTIC • BACK (VIEW) • BEVERAGE: WINE • CLASSIC • CLASSICAL • DEPICT SOLEMN • DIONYSOS • DRINKING CUP • FEMALES • GLAZED BLACK • GOD • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • H • H. • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • HIGH HANDLES • HOLDS • HOUSEHOLD ALTAR • IMPOSING OFFERING • INTERESTINGLY • JAR • JUG • KANTHARO • KANTHAROS • KING • LARGE SHAPE • LIBATION SCENE • MAENAD OPPOSITE • MAENADS • MUJER • MUJERES • NIOBID PAINTER TAKES • OBVERSE • OINOCHOE • RED FIGURE • RED FIGURES • RED-FIGURE • RED-FIGURED VASE • RED-FIGURED • RED-FIGURES • REVERSE • SCÈNES • STANDS • TERRACOTTA NECK-AMPHORA • TERRACOTTA • VASE • VASES • VISIBLE • WINE • WOMAN WOMEN • WOMAN'S • WOMAN • WOMAN. • WOMANS • WOMEN'S • WOMEN • WOMENS • ÇA