Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)

Attributed to the Achilles Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159

Obverse, Eos (the goddess of the dawn) pursuing Tithonos
Reverse, bearded man

The winged goddess Eos will capture Tithonos, a young Trojan prince, as he goes to school in the early morning and take him to Mount Olympos to be her lover.

Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar), Attributed to the Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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