Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid

Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Obverse, youth arming; reverse, libation scene

It is impossible to know whether the representations on this vase depict specific stories or whether the theme is the ceremony of a warrior's departure with the concomitant idea of achieving glory in battle. The obverse shows the warrior arming in the presence of a "king" with a wreath and a scepter while a woman holds the young man's shield and spear. The reverse includes a "king" and a woman—perhaps the same—with an oinochoe (jug) and a phiale (libation bowl)

Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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