Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar)
Primato Painter
ca. 350–325 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, youth flying to an altar Reverse, youth This vase represents the latest phase of Lucanian vase production before its decline. The shape is much simplified in the articulation of the body and handles. The Primato Painter was the last significant Lucanian artist. He draws facilely, with more interest in the trumpet-shaped florals and other vegetal motifs than in the human figure.
- Artist
- Primato Painter
- Date
- ca. 350–325 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1957
