Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

540–530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, lower body of a draped male to right wearing a himation with a patterned hem; bent right arm and lower body of a draped woman to right wearing a garment with a patterned hem; lower drapery and feet of a male to right and two legs of a deer; lower drapery and feet of a woman to left; bit of drapery, spears, and greaved calves of a warrior to left; Reverse, right buttock, right leg and foot, and left calf and foot of a draped male to right; lower drapery and feet of a male to right; in between the obverse and reverse, palmettes with tendrils and lotus buds; below the figures, a frieze with a leftward meander; two lines; a frieze of upright lotuses; two lines; rays

Artist

Unknown

Date

540–530 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