Fragment of a terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 550


Fragment of a terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 550 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, 3 3/16 × 4 5/8 × 3/8 in. ( × × cm), Vases, Top of the mane, ear, and topknot of a horse in a quadriga (four-horse chariot). The style of the Amasis Painter is so distinct, in the rendering of ornament as much as in the figure work, that fragments of his vases are readily recognizable


Size: 4322px × 4323px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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