Terracotta Amphora Jar Attributed To The Horse Head Amphorae

Terracotta Amphora Jar Attributed To The Horse Head Amphorae Period Obverse and reverse, head of a horse the so called horse head amphorae were produced during the first half of the sixth century b.c., especially the early part. with few exceptions, the subject of the front and back is a horse's head and neck. Terracotta amphora (storage jar) attic, black figure, ca. 560 550 bc said to be from etruria attributed to the painter of the horse head amphorae accession # 26.60.45 over one hundred attic vases decorated with the head and neck of a horse, all dating from the first half of the 6th century bc are.

Attributed To Group E Terracotta Amphora Jar Greek Attic Google arts & culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the google cultural institute to bring the world's treasures online. Amphora, a storage jar used in ancient greece. amphora, ancient vessel form used as a storage jar and one of the principal vessel shapes in greek pottery, a two handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. there are two types of amphora: the neck amphora, in which the neck meets the body at a sharp angle; and the one piece amphora, in which. Over one hundred attic vases decorated with the head and neck of a horse, all dating from the first half of the sixth century b.c., are known. it has been suggested that they were given as prizes in the same way that standardized vases filled with olive oil were given to the victors in the panathenaic games. Terracotta neck amphora (jar) obverse, herakles; reverse, geryon. on the neck, obverse and reverse, a flute player leading a procession of youths and men. one of the labors of herakles was to obtain the cattle of geryon, a creature composed of three fully armed bodies. geryon lived on an island in the far west with his herdsman, eurytion, and.