<p>Etruscan artists imitated Greek black-figure ware during the later 6th through the mid-5th centuries BCE. On this amphora (two-handled storage vessel), running satyrs gesture wildly beneath a procession of birds. The vivid animation of the figures is typical of Etruscan art, and their dance-like poses and proportions are probably inspired by the wall-paintings of contemporary Etruscan tombs.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.7' rel='external'>Amphora with Running Satyrs</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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