Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

520–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar) — Unknown

At the left, tendrils and stem from a palmette; forelegs of a horse to right; part of the lower torso, legs, and extended arm, of a Scythian archer, with a quiver, to right, wearing a garment patterned with x's; forelegs of a horse to left; below the figures; three black glaze lines; a wide band of black glaze; a frieze of upright lotus buds; and a band of black glaze

Artist
Unknown
Date
520–510 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

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