Neck Amphora (storage jar): Two Warriors; Man Between Two Sphinxes
VesselsGreek6th century BCE

Neck Amphora (storage jar): Two Warriors; Man Between Two Sphinxes

c. 570-550 BCE

Artists

The Painter of Vatican 309Artist

Description

Side A: two warriors between two "penguin figures" (spectators). Side B: man between two sphinxes. Mended and restored.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Black-figure
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic period
Century
6th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

27.4 x 26.7 cm (10 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

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