Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)

Group of Berlin 2415

ca. 470–460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Man standing before statue of Athena This figure of Athena stands in the same pose as a small marble statue of the goddess dedicated by a certain Angelitos on the Athenian Akropolis about 480 B.C. The heavy drapery and quiet stance are typical of the so-called severe style that marked sculpture during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., but here Athena turns her head to look straight at the man who raises his hand in veneration.

Artist

Group of Berlin 2415

Date

ca. 470–460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1908