File:Terracotta amphora (jar) MET DP115270.jpg
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[edit]Terracotta amphora (jar) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Terracotta amphora (jar) |
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Description |
Greek, Attic; Amphora, Type B; Vases; Obverse, satyr with pelta (crescent-shaped shield) and thyrsos (fennel stalk with ivy); Reverse, satyr with pelta and wineskin |
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Date | circa 500–490 B.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Terracotta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236 |
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Current location |
Greek and Roman Art |
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Accession number |
46.129.3 |
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Place of discovery | Said to be from Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John van Benschoten Griggs, 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Though unidentified, the artist here displays his skill by rendering the satyr from the front and from the back. The depiction of active movement and complex poses was made possible by the fluid line attainable with the red-figure technique. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254561
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Date and time of digitizing | 09:44, 10 March 2006 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
Date metadata was last modified | 01:49, 16 August 2011 |
File change date and time | 11:31, 15 March 2006 |
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