Minneapolis Institute of Art
Black-Figure Neck Amphora
Attributed to the Painter of Vatican 359
- Date
- c. 540 BCE
- Medium
- Slip-glazed earthenware
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This massive amphora , used for carrying wine or oil, recalls the works of the great Exekias. The figures, although lacking the refinement found in those he painted, exhibit this master's distinctive style, which others in his workshop copied. The front shows a quadriga, or four-horse chariot, at rest. Standing inside are Poseidon, holding a trident, and his wife, Amphitrite. An unidentified goddess, perhaps Athena, and Hermes, who holds a caduceus, or symbolic staff, stand beside the chariot. The scene may depict the gods and goddesses preparing to depart for an Olympian council or for the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Greece, Europe
The authoritative record is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Minneapolis Institute of Art and other institutions.
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck-Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck-Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment (comprised of 36 Joined Fragments)
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
Getty Museum
Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses
Cleveland Museum of Art
Attic Black-Figure Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragments (9)
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
Getty Museum
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment (comprised of 13 Joined Fragments)
Getty Museum