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Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Departing Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B)

c. 520–510 BCE

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Small in scale but finely painted and well preserved, this amphora depicts two common but unrelated subjects: the departure of warriors (side A) and Dionysos and two satyrs (side B). The warriors include an archer, identified by his bow and quiver full of arrows, and a heavily armed foot-soldier, wearing helmet and greaves and holding a spear and shield emblazoned with a horse protome. The archer faces a woman, while the warrior stands between two men.

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  • Title: Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Departing Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B)
  • Date Created: c. 520–510 BCE
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Jacob Hirsch, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Ceramic
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.241
  • Medium: ceramic
  • Fun Fact: A neck-amphora is a type of amphora with separately constructed neck and body.
  • Department: Greek and Roman Art
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
  • Collection: GR - Greek
  • Accession Number: 1926.241
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