Amphora (Storage Jar)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

AIC_.1978.114

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AIC_.1978.114

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

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European; Southern European; Mediterranean

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Greek

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Greek

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984

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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

crc

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

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Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984

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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Amphora (Storage Jar)

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Amphora (Storage Jar)

Title

false

Title Type:

preferred

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preferred

Title Type

false

View:

back view showing fighting warriors

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back view showing fighting warriors

View

false

Creation Date:

Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.

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Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-550

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-550

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-525

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-525

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Earthenware, black-figure technique

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Earthenware, black-figure technique

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Vessel

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Vessel

Classification Term

false

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.

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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.

Subject Description

false

Creation Place:

Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens

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Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)

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H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1978.114

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1978.114

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment

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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>

Rights

false

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.

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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.

Context

false

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