Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

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

At the shoulder, a band of tongues, alternating with black and red; below, a palmette and tendril; head, neck, and part of the upper torso of a youth (Theseus?) wearing a chiton, with a baldric; his left hand is raised in front of him, and his right hand is holding a sword; hand of the Minotaur holding a rock?; Theseus and the Minotaur

Artist

Unknown

Date

last 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