Terracotta amphora (jar)

Lysippides Painter

ca. 530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, combat between two warriors Reverse, Dionysos, the god of wine, between two satyrs The Lysippides Painter was a follower of Exekias who specialized in large pots. At the end of the sixth century B.C., such pieces tended to show few figures starkly presented or crowded scenes with complex groupings. The combat here epitomizes the capacity of Greek art to depict the essentials so that a scene remains forceful and meaningful for all time.

Artist

Lysippides Painter

Date

ca. 530 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1956