Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Polyphemos Group
ca. 540–530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, on the body, lions attacking a bull; on the neck, two roosters Reverse, on the body, lions attacking a boar; on the neck, two roosters In earlier scholarship on Chalcidian vases, those attributed to the Polyphemos Group were considered "pseudo-Chalcidian" due to details of style and technique. More recent studies have minimized the distinction.
- Artist
- Polyphemos Group
- Date
- ca. 540–530 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Chalcidian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1946
