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Terracotta amphora (jar)

Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 9/16 in. (26.9 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, Herakles and the Nemean lion Within the elongated shape of the amphora, the panel has been stretched proportionately to accommodate the pair of combatants. Although we know the outcome of the struggle, the artist characterized it effectively by showing man and lion as equally matched.
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Title:
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Caption:
Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 9/16 in. (26.9 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, Herakles and the Nemean lion Within the elongated shape of the amphora, the panel has been stretched proportionately to accommodate the pair of combatants. Although we know the outcome of the struggle, the artist characterized it effectively by showing man and lion as equally matched.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AMPHORAE TYPE B • AMPHORAE • ÁNFORAS • ARCHAIC • CLAY • CONTINUOUS CURVE AMPHORAE • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; BLACK-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS