Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Amasis Painter
ca. 560 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Three hoplites (foot soldiers) between a man and a youth The Greek heavy infantry fought shoulder to shoulder behind overlapping round shields. Here the shields of three hoplites dominate the composition and emphasize with their concentric rings the swelling roundness of this little pitcher.
- Artist
- Amasis Painter
- Date
- ca. 560 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 1978
