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Attic Red-Figure Amphora Fragment

Red-figure Flying - Angel Painter · Amphora · about 480–470 B.C.

Part of the shoulder and body of side A. Exterior, head and upper body of a young warrior facing left. His right arm is extended, his torso bared in three-quarter view. He wears a crested helmet with the cheekpiece raised to reveal a serpent on the inner face. A himation is draped over his right arm. In his left hand he holds a spear, and he carries a round shield on his left arm (device: eagle to left, with a serpent in its beak). Interior, glazed at the shoulder, otherwise undecorated.

Adapted from Neer, R., CVA Malibu 7 (1997).

Shape

Amphora

Technique

Red-figure

Date

about 480–470 B.C.

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Painter

Flying - Angel Painter

Attribution

Attributed