Sujet

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 500-480 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 500-480 BC. Storage Jar with Two Warriors. Additional Info: Two duels - or perhaps the same combat seen from different sides - adorn this small neck-amphora. There are no inscriptions that name the figures, but their one-on-one combat evokes the duels of heroes in the Trojan War. In the early decades of the fifth century BC many vase-painters worked in the recently invented red-figure technique. Others, however, continued to work in black-figure. In the changing pottery market, some sought ways to make their product more interesting. One method was to cover the normal reddish color of the clay background with a creamy white slip, as seen here. This white slip created a sharper contrast between the figures and the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A01_047

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

124,0Mo (5,0Mo) / 48,8cm x 63,6cm / 5769 x 7512 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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