Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the neck, two fronds of a palmette and tendrils; on the shoulder, a band of degenerate tongues; below, head and upper body of a filleted youth, riding a horse, holding a spear in his left hand; head of a filleted figure to left; behind the figure, a tendril

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th/early 5th centuries 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