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Attic amphora with black figures

Archaeology

Attributed to the painter of Saint Audries

Greek, second half of the 6th century BC

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The amphora, which was used for carrying and holding liquids, has reddish-black varnish all over the vessel, with the exception of the rectangular spaces where the motif appears, between the handles that divide the vessel into two sides where the same scene is repeated. There is a radial motif painted just above the base, and there are three lines painted beneath the scene and near the base. The central theme is that of bidding farewell to a chariot. A charioteer, on the right, dressed in a long tunic, standing on the chariot pulling on the reins of the horses, is getting ready to leave; on the left, a naked young man with a spear is waving goodbye. A bird flies between the chariot and the horses. A plaited chain of double palm leaves crowns the scene. Three very similar examples attributed to the same painter are in the Metropolitan Museum of New York.

Llegir més

Location

Room2 ,Floor-1

1 History of the Museum

2 Archaelogy

3 Lapidary

Detalls de l’obra

PLACE OF EXECUTION

Place of execution unknown

PERIOD

Greek, second half of the 6th century BC

Material

Wheel-turned clay

Dimensions

32.7 x Ø16.5 x Ø13 cm

Origin

From the graves of Etruria (Italy)

WORK NUMBER

MEV 17238