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Terracotta amphora (jar)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Terracotta amphora (jar)
Description
Greek, Attic; Amphora, Type B; Vases; Obverse, satyr with pelta (crescent-shaped shield) and thyrsos (fennel stalk with ivy); Reverse, satyr with pelta and wineskin
Date circa 500–490 B.C.
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
46.129.3
Place of discovery Said to be from Greece
Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John van Benschoten Griggs, 1946
Notes Though unidentified, the artist here displays his skill by rendering the satyr from the front and from the back. The depiction of active movement and complex poses was made possible by the fluid line attainable with the red-figure technique.
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254561

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