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Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora with Athena, Herkales, and Hermes

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora with Athena, Herkales, and Hermes

Circle of: Antimenes Painter (Greek, active 6th century BC)

Date: c. 530 - 510 BC
Medium: terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1939.350.1
The Antimenes Painter decorated vases in the black-figure technique in Athens from about 530 – 510 BC. Over 140 of his vases survive, many of which feature the theme of the hero Herakles. On the main side of this sixth century vase, a neck amphora (storage jar), Athena, patron goddess of Athens, is pictured wearing a long garment and holding a spear and shield. She is flanked by the hero Herakles, who appears on the left side armed with his club and wearing a quiver. To the right, Hermes, messenger of the gods, wears his characteristic winged hat and shoes, and holds a herald’s staff. 
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