Attic Amphora Pottery
Croesus king of lydia who was defeated in 547 bc by cyrus mounts his pyre but a miraculous rain sent by apollo saves him from the flames.
Attic amphora pottery. An attic black figured amphora circa 550 500 b c. The large amphora with flat handles and a foot in two parts type a provides a large picture panel with modest curvature. Browse and bid on the auction of an attic black figured neck amphora and lid by attributed to the bareiss painter circa 530 520 b c taking place at christie s from 02 jun 2020 10 00 am est 16 jun 2020 12 18 pm est. May 24 2017 greek attic red figure amphora 500 490 bc attributed to the berlin painter athena.
41 cm high please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Amphoreus is a jar with two vertical handles used in antiquity for the storage and transportation of foodstuffs such as wine and olive oil. Greek artifactsancient artifactsancient greek artancient greecemuseum studiesgreek potterymycenaeanbyzantine artart institute of chicago amphora storage jar the art institute of chicago ancient greek 530 520 bce. Widely regarded as the masterpiece of athenian black figure as preserved this piece combines exceptionally fine potting and painting on a new shape that bears exekias s signature as both painter and maker.
The name derives from the greek amphi phoreus meaning carried on both sides although the greeks had adopted the design from the eastern mediterranean. The eleusis amphora is an ancient greek neck amphora now in the archaeological museum of eleusis that dates back to the middle protoattic ca. On the main side the painter has represented a historical fact related by the authors of antiquity. The painter of the eleusis amphora is known as the polyphemos painter it is decorated with black and white painted figures on a light colored background which is characteristic of the black and white style commonly seen in middle.
Wide mouthed painted amphorae were used as decanters and were given as prizes. Amphorae which survive in great numbers were used as storage and transport vessels for olives cereal oil and wine the wine amphora was a standard attic measure of about 41 quarts 39 litres and in outsize form for funerals and as grave markers.