Detail View: The AMICA Library: Amphora (Storage Jar)
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1978.114
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek
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Creator Name:
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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
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Title:
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Amphora (Storage Jar)
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view showing struggle between Herakles and the Nemean lion
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Creation Date:
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Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-550
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Creation End Date:
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-525
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Materials and Techniques:
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Earthenware, black-figure technique
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Classification Term:
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Vessel
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Subject Description:
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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.
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
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Dimensions:
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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.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1978.114
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E23955.TIF
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