Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

Berlin Painter

ca. 470–465 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Poseidon Reverse, youth By some accounts, Poseidon was the father of Theseus. The representation here would show father and son—Poseidon, ruler of the sea, and Theseus, the legendary king of Athens.

Artist

Berlin Painter

Date

ca. 470–465 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941