Terracotta fragment of a stamnos (jar)

Unknown

510–500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Part of the rim of a stamnos; the exterior is black glaze; the interior, has the stern of a ship on waves; at the shoulder, a band of tongues, alternating with black and red; below a thin band of reserve

Artist

Unknown

Date

510–500 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