Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199


The repetition of form and juxtaposition of color on this neck-amphora creates a rhythmic composition. Decorated in the black-figure technique, both sides of the vessel show armed warriors running. Shields with white exteriors alternate with those bearing white emblems. Elegant vegetal motifs, including an elongated palmette-lotus chain across the neck and spiral palmettes below the handles, frame the figures. Moore reproduced the shape and decorative features in silver.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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