Vases Red-figure Amphora Neck Amphora with Two Figures
Neck Amphora with Two Figures
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Neck Amphora with Two Figures

Red-figure 2344 · Amphora · ca. 480 BCE (Early Classical)
<p>This amphora depicts a bearded, mantled man on the front. He is leaning over and resting on a staff to the right. His head is lowered, and he holds out a necklace or wreath in his hands for the woman on the back. The paint for the object he holds is lost, but the preliminary sketch indicates it was there or intended. A woman on the back wears a chiton and mantle and stands to the left. Her right arm is hidden underneath her drapery, but her left hand and arm, although covered by drapery, can be perceived at her side. Her hair is tied up in a bun at back. Her pose with shoulders straight suggests that she is attentive to the offering of the man on the front.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.58' rel='external'>Neck Amphora with Two Figures</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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Date
ca. 480 BCE (Early Classical)
Culture
Greek
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Dimensions
H: 32.30 cm W: 20.40 cm
Medium
terracotta, wheel made; red figure
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.58
Image Source
walters_cc0
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