Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar)

Painter of New York 52.11.2

ca. 360–350 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the body, obverse, youth extending a bird toward a woman Reverse, two youths On the neck, obverse and reverse, head and wings of Nike While most shapes in South Italian vase-painting depend on Attic models, the nestoris is indigenous. It developed from the Messapian trozella (see 16.59 nearby) and was adopted in Lucania earlier than in other regions such as Apulia.

Artist

Painter of New York 52.11.2

Date

ca. 360–350 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1952