COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1978.114
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AIC_.1978.114
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Amphora (Storage Jar)
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Amphora (Storage Jar)
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
View:
front view showing struggle between Herakles and the Nemean lion
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front view showing struggle between Herakles and the Nemean lion
View
false
Creation Date:
Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
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Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-550
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-550
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-525
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-525
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, black-figure technique
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Earthenware, black-figure technique
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessel
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Vessel
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
On front of the storage jar the struggle depicted between Herakles and the Nemean lion is over; Herakles has a stranglehold on the lion, whose jaws he has pried open with his bare hands. To one side stand a fully armed Athena and Hermes, identified by his boots, hat and special staff (the caduceus); to the other side are a balancing pair of figures, one male and one female. On the back of the amphora, pairs of warriors fight over the body and armor of a fallen comrade or antagonist.
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On front of the storage jar the struggle depicted between Herakles and the Nemean lion is over; Herakles has a stranglehold on the lion, whose jaws he has pried open with his bare hands. To one side stand a fully armed Athena and Hermes, identified by his boots, hat and special staff (the caduceus); to the other side are a balancing pair of figures, one male and one female. On the back of the amphora, pairs of warriors fight over the body and armor of a fallen comrade or antagonist.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
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Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)
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H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1978.114
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1978.114
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Heroic scenes appear in panels on amphorae made in Athens around 550 B.C. Amphorae were used for the transport and storage of such items as wine, olives, and pitch, or as domestic containers, or as prizes for victory in the games.
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Heroic scenes appear in panels on amphorae made in Athens around 550 B.C. Amphorae were used for the transport and storage of such items as wine, olives, and pitch, or as domestic containers, or as prizes for victory in the games.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E23955.TIF
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AIC_.E23955.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false