Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar)

Attributed to the Primato Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

Obverse, youth flying to an altar
Reverse, youth

This vase represents the latest phase of Lucanian vase production before its decline. The shape is much simplified in the articulation of the body and handles. The Primato Painter was the last significant Lucanian artist. He draws facilely, with more interest in the trumpet-shaped florals and other vegetal motifs than in the human figure.

Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar), Attributed to the Primato Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

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Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar), Attributed to the Primato Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar), Attributed to the Primato Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

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