Terracotta amphora (jar)
Andokides
ca. 540 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse and reverse, chariot This is the earliest preserved vase with the signature of the potter Andokides. Thus it constitutes a most important piece of evidence concerning the beginnings of the artist from whose workshop the red-figure technique emerged. It shares features with vases of Nikosthenes and Group E. The shape and the allocation of ornament—the zone of ivy for instance—testify to an independent artistic personality.
- Artist
- Andokides
- Date
- ca. 540 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Christos G. Bastis, in honor of Carlos A. Picón, 1999
