Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

Painter of London E 342

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Nike (the personification of victory) holding a fillet Reverse, youth leaning on staff The subject of Nike crowning a youth occurs often on Greek vases. It is interesting to reflect that when Nike and the victor appear in a scene together, the action is understood as occurring before us. When the two protagonists are shown on opposite sides of a vase, as here, an interval of time is added between what we see and what we know will happen.

Artist

Painter of London E 342

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906