Sujet

Amphora, A.D. 1-79. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Amphora, A.D. 1-79. Additional Info: Attachments at the base of each handle on this tall amphora (storage jar) are fashioned in the shape of a female head wearing a lion’s skin—possibly depicting Omphale, a mythical queen of Lydia (in present-day Turkey), to whom the hero Hercules was enslaved for a time. An amphora of this type could have been used to hold wine at a banquet.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_465

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,3Mo (1,9Mo) / 34,8cm x 42,0cm / 4109 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy Italian head historical country Rome metal bronze green color design Roman location century jar vessel antiquity HANDLE handles artefact concept mythology artifact antiquities Colour Greek mythology Ancient Roman Ancient Rome history historic 1st century amphora Unknown bronze Omphale container green colour 1st century AD Heritage Art Vessels (Containers) Amphora