Attic Black-Figure Panel-Amphora Type B
Medea Group530–520 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A centaur turns around to face the hero Herakles, who attacks him from behind with a club. From either side a woman and an old man watch the conflict. The scene shown probably comes from the story of the rape of Deianeira. Pretending to aid the couple on a journey, the centaur Nessos attempted to carry off Herakles' wife Deianeira. The woman and old man are probably Deianeira and her father Oineus.
The back of the vase depicts a scene from daily life. Four nude athletes train at several sports: three youths throw the javelin and the discus, and the youth at the right holds jumping weights. Athletic training was an essential part of a youth's education in ancient Greece.
- Title: Attic Black-Figure Panel-Amphora Type B
- Creator: Medea Group
- Date Created: 530–520 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 34 × 22.1 cm (13 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
- Type: Amphora
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 88.AE.24
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Medea Group (Greek (Attic), active 530 - 510 B.C.)
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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