Terracotta amphora (jar)

Swing Painter

ca. 540–530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, warrior departing in quadriga (4-horse chariot) A soldier bidding farewell to his parents was a popular subject in vase-paintings. Here he has mounted a chariot drawn by four horses; and his charioteer, dressed in a long white and red chiton, prepares to drive him to the battlefield. The great warriors of Homer's Iliad were conducted to and from combat in this way.

Artist

Swing Painter

Date

ca. 540–530 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917