Terracotta fragments of an amphora (jar)

third quarter of the 6th century BCE

Not on view

The largest fragment shows on the obverse, a draped male to right wearing a himation, with his left arm extended and his hand gesturing to Theseus, who holds a sword in his right hand, and is grasping the neck of the Minotaur with his left hand; lower body of a woman to left, wearing a garment with a patterned hem; the second fragment has part of the scene from the obverse, the hair and right arm and shoulder of Theseus; Reverse, back of the head, neck, left shoulder and part of the upper left arm of a draped youth to left; on both the observe and reverse, at the top of the panel, a palmette-lotus chain; start of handle root; the third fragment has part of the scene from the reverse, Hermes? to left, wearing a patterned chitoniskos, nebris, and winged boots, holding a kerykeion in his left hand; two forelegs of a galloping horse to left; at the far left, part of a single palmette from under the handle; a fourth fragment is part of a palmette from under the handle; a fifth fragment is from the bottom of the amphora and has rays; a sixth fragment is part of the flanged handle from an amphora, with ivy

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragments of an amphora (jar)
Period: Archaic
Date: third quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: .a (box 2 of 2): 12 × 5 × 13 3/16 in. (30.5 × 12.7 × 33.5 cm)
.b (box 1 of 2): 7 × 11 1/4 in. (17.8 × 28.6 cm)
.c (box 1 of 2): 7 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (18.7 × 17.9 cm)
.d (box 1 of 2): 4 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (12.4 × 16.5 cm)
.e (box 1 of 2): 2 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.2 × 8.6 cm)
.f (box 1 of 2): 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (0.3 × 3.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.3.468a–f
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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