Terracotta fragment of neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

third quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, warrior to right wearing a cuirass, chitoniskos, and greaves, holding his helmet in his right hand and a spear in his left; draped woman to right wearing a patterned peplos and a red and black himation; helmeted warrior to right, with his right arm bent, wearing a chitoniskos, chlamys, and greaves; woman to left, wearing a patterned peplos, and a red and black himation, with her himation draped over her head; helmeted warrior to left, wearing a cuirass, chlamys, and greaves, holding a spear in his right hand; part of a palmette with tendrils and a lotus bud; Reverse, warrior wearing a red tunic to left; palmettes with red and black fronds, tendrils, and a lotus bud; below the figures; two black glaze lines, a band of upright lotuses; two black glaze lines; a rightward meander; two black glaze lines; a band of rays

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011