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Attic Black-Figure Olpe

Attic Black-Figure Olpe

Black-figure about 500 B.C.
Reconstructed from fragments, with a large area missing at the front. A winged female figure (Athena? Iris?) runs to right with a spear. She carries a Boeotian shield with a tripod blazon, and her helmet crest overlaps the ivy band that runs around the neck of the vessel. From under the handle, a floral pattern, with palmettes and long-stemmed lotuses.
Technique
Black-figure
Date
about 500 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
81.AE.150
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)