Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Antimenes Painter

ca. 525–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, between warriors, eyes A major iconographical innovation in Attic vase-painting about 540 B.C. was the introduction of pairs of eyes. Traditionally attributed to Exekias, it appears most commonly on cups but occurs on nearly every other shape. The motif was intended to ward off evil. In the context of the symposium (drinking party), it may have served against sickness and hangovers.

Artist

Antimenes Painter

Date

ca. 525–510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1964