Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Group of New York GR 517

early 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, on the shoulder, two winged figures, Erotes? This idiosyncratic vase reflects influence of both black-figure and red-figure prototypes. The general shape and the ornament on the neck are derived from Attic black-figure neck-amphorae. The decoration, however, reflects the freer drawing of red-figure during the first decades of the fifth century B.C.

Artist

Group of New York GR 517

Date

early 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1896