Attic Black Figure Panel Amphora

Attic black figure amphora created around the same time.

Attic black figure panel amphora.

The group takes its name from an amphora in the british museum showing a scene of the sorceress medea rejuvenating a ram. The black figure panel amphora originated from greek attic in 6th century bce. This painted terra cotta vase was created by a painter of the medea group. The large amphora with flat handles and a foot in two parts type a provides a large picture panel with modest curvature.

Beth harris and dr. A wealth of detail has been incised particularly on drapery and armour. To avoid potential data charges from your carrier we recommend making sure your device is connected to a wi. Dallas museum of art 1983 101.

For instance this stately amphora has two panel scenes representing combats from the trojan war. Attic black figure amphora c 540 bc. An attic black figure neck amphora 540 530 bce depicting hercules wearing his lion skin and engaged in one of his celebrated 12 labours the hero wrestles the hind of keryneia and is breaking off one of its golden horns. Steven zucker in front of an attic black figure amphora by exekias potter and painter archaic period c.

Oxford university press 1965 321. The black figure panel amphora and the red bodied amphora. Open content images tend to be large in file size. Anne bromberg dallas museum of art.

Selected works dallas texas. Sir john beazley attic black figure vase painters london and new york. On the left stands athena and on the right artemis the amphora was a typical shape in greek pottery and the designs on this example were commonly used motifs. Black figure pottery painting also known as the black figure style or black figure ceramic greek μελανόμορφα melanomorpha is one of the styles of painting on antique greek vases it was especially common between the 7th and 5th centuries bc although there are specimens dating as late as the 2nd century bc.

Clay hydria of hadra type. The heroic ethos attributed to the contestants of this duel appears not in homer s iliad but in the aethiopis an epic poem by homer or arctinus of miletus. The figure of a young man from a funerary relief was from greek attic in 4th century bce. The essence of the black figure technique incision on black silhouette could not be bettered.

London uk 27th november 2017 a photo call for bonhams antiquities sale took place in new bond street. This marble statue was a gift to the dallas museum of art from mr. Painter of the vatican mourner greek attic active 540 530 b c exekias greek attic active 540 520 b c 53 3 35 6 cm 21 14 in 72 ae 148. A conversation between dr.

The distinct shape and style of the nolan amphora is thought to have emerged from two styles of older attic black figure pottery.