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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm). Date: ca. 510 B.C.. On either side, four running warriors These four warriors running close together with overlapping shields illustrate the simple but effective tactical formation of the Greek infantry. Heavily armed soldiers were deployed in closely packed rows that moved as a unit, called a phalanx.
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Title:
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Caption:
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm). Date: ca. 510 B.C.. On either side, four running warriors These four warriors running close together with overlapping shields illustrate the simple but effective tactical formation of the Greek infantry. Heavily armed soldiers were deployed in closely packed rows that moved as a unit, called a phalanx.
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:
3150 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AMPHORAE • ÁNFORAS • ARCHAIC • CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NECK AMPHORAE • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; BLACK-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS