Greek / Amphora (Storage Jar) / Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.

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Amphora (Storage Jar)
Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Dates/Places: Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Active Place: Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Name-CRT: Greek
Creator Name: Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Name-CRT: Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Title: Amphora (Storage Jar)
Title Type: preferred
View: front view showing struggle between Herakles and the Nemean lion
Creation Start Date: -55
Creation End Date: -52
Creation Date: Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
Creation Place: Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Vessel
Materials and Techniques: Earthenware, black-figure technique
Dimensions: H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1978.114
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: On front of the storage jar the struggle depicted between Herakles and the Nemean lion is over; Herakles has a stranglehold on the lion, whose jaws he has pried open with his bare hands. To one side stand a fully armed Athena and Hermes, identified by his boots, hat and special staff (the caduceus); to the other side are a balancing pair of figures, one male and one female. On the back of the amphora, pairs of warriors fight over the body and armor of a fallen comrade or antagonist.
Context: Heroic scenes appear in panels on amphorae made in Athens around 550 B.C. Amphorae were used for the transport and storage of such items as wine, olives, and pitch, or as domestic containers, or as prizes for victory in the games.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1978.114
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998

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