File:Terracotta amphora (jar) MET GR198.jpg

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Terracotta amphora (jar), attributed to a painter of Group E, Greek, Attic (MET, 56.171.13)

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Artist
Creator:Group E (Attributed to a painter of Group E)
Title
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Description
Greek, Attic; Amphora, Type B; Vases; Obverse, warrior and inscription: two obols—and hands off; Reverse, man carrying a tripod
Date circa 550 B.C.
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions

H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)

diameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
56.171.13
Credit line Fletcher Fund, 1956
Inscriptions Inscribed: "two obols—and hands off"
Notes In addition to its elegant simplicity, this amphora has several features of great importance. The figure on the reverse is probably an athlete who is carrying off his prize, a bronze tripod. Greek literature provides numerous references to tripods as prizes and dedications. A representation such as this shows their scale and how such objects were carried. The inscription on the obverse permits different interpretations. An obol was a unit of weight and a coin.
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254871

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