Terracotta fragments of an amphora (jar)

Unknown

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

The largest fragment shows on the obverse, a draped male to right wearing a himation, with his left arm extended and his hand gesturing to Theseus, who holds a sword in his right hand, and is grasping the neck of the Minotaur with his left hand; lower body of a woman to left, wearing a garment with a patterned hem; the second fragment has part of the scene from the obverse, the hair and right arm and shoulder of Theseus; Reverse, back of the head, neck, left shoulder and part of the upper left arm of a draped youth to left; on both the observe and reverse, at the top of the panel, a palmette-lotus chain; start of handle root; the third fragment has part of the scene from the reverse, Hermes? to left, wearing a patterned chitoniskos, nebris, and winged boots, holding a kerykeion in his left hand; two forelegs of a galloping horse to left; at the far left, part of a single palmette from under the handle; a fourth fragment is part of a palmette from under the handle; a fifth fragment is from the bottom of the amphora and has rays; a sixth fragment is part of the flanged handle from an amphora, with ivy

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