Terracotta amphora (jar)

Affecter

ca. 550–530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, Dionysos with men and youths Though the name the Affecter may have a pejorative ring, attention to his work reveals his accomplishment as an artist. The representation of Dionysos, the god of wine, exemplifies the Affecter's solid, slow-moving figures, sometimes ungainly but always articulated with the most precise and varied detail.

Artist

Affecter

Date

ca. 550–530 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918