Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 540 Attributed to the Orvieto Painter Obverse, the Return of HephaistosReverse, banquetIn Attic vase-painting, horses are, by far, the most frequently depicted animal, with an emphasis on their beauty and speed. Representations of the Return of Hephaistos, in which the smith-god goes to Mount Olympos on the back of a donkey or mule, probably bring with them an implicit comparison with aristocratic riders and their noble Chalcidian vase is a simplified adaptation of an Attic black-figure Terracotta amphora (jar). Greek, Chalcidian. ca. 540 B
Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 540 Attributed to the Orvieto Painter Obverse, the Return of HephaistosReverse, banquetIn Attic vase-painting, horses are, by far, the most frequently depicted animal, with an emphasis on their beauty and speed. Representations of the Return of Hephaistos, in which the smith-god goes to Mount Olympos on the back of a donkey or mule, probably bring with them an implicit comparison with aristocratic riders and their noble Chalcidian vase is a simplified adaptation of an Attic black-figure Terracotta amphora (jar). Greek, Chalcidian. ca. 540 Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases
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