Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles

Suessula Painter

ca. 400 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, youth departing Reverse, libation scene The Suessula Painter's name derives from a site in Campania, in southern Italy, where several works of his were found. The Attic vases exported to Italy were a constant source of inspiration for local artists and spurred the development of a flourishing ceramic industry in the fourth century B.C. Although the subject on this vase is time-honored, the prominence of the added white paint represents an innovation.

Artist

Suessula Painter

Date

ca. 400 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917