Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Medea Group
ca. 520 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, Herakles fighting with Amazons Reverse, combat with two women watching In this encounter, Herakles confronts two Amazons armed like hoplites (Greek foot soldiers) with spears, while another Amazon, an archer, flees to the left. She wears the tunic and soft leather cap associated with Eastern dress.
- Artist
- Medea Group
- Date
- ca. 520 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Christos G. Bastis Gift, 1961
