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Storage Jar (Amphora) with Warrior and Horses

Storage Jar (Amphora) with Warrior and Horses

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This pot is unusual for its monumental size and for the motif of a warrior between horses, derived from Attic models, which does not occur on other Boeotian storage jars. On the panels is a similar scene on both sides: a warrior, wearing a helmet, sword, and sheath at waist, stands between two horses facing him. Under each of these large horses is a small horse facing right. The one on the right in each scene appears to be nursing. Above the large horses are two goats, both with heads turned back. As typical in early Boeotian painting, horses have extended muzzles, thin legs, heavy hooves, and thick, tasseled tails.
Artist
Unknown (Greek, Boeotian)
Title
Storage Jar (Amphora) with Warrior and Horses
Date
late 8th century B.C.E.
Medium
Earthenware with slip decoration
Dimensions
35 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Max W. Zabel Fund purchase
Accession No.
68.19.1
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Greece

Related

23 October 1968, sold by Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc. (New York, NY) on behalf of Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. (Switzerland) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called the Chazen Museum of Art] [Last researched by Chazen staff 3 June 2022]

  • "SchoolsMusuemsART (SMART) Project." Madison, WI: Madison Metropolitan School District, 2002.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Ancient Etruscan and Greek Vases in the Elvehjem Museum of Art." University of Wisconsin Regents. Madison, Wis., 2000. pp. 17, 32, no. 10; pl. 1
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. "The Classical World: Aegean Art." Art History Image Search, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Online. Mar 7, 2003. <http://facstaff.uww.edu/henigec/imagesearch/index.htm>;
  • Moon, Warren G, and Louise Berge. "Greek Vase-painting In Midwestern Collections." Chicago: The Art Institute, 1979. pp. 4-5, no. 4
  • Herbert, A. Cahn. "Art of the Ancients: Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans." New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1968. p. 3, no. 1
  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Bulletin 1970-1971." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1971. p. 42, no. 1
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 2

  • Greek Vase-Painting in Midwestern Collections: The Art Institute of Chicago, 12/22/1979–2/24/1980
  • Art of the Ancients: Greeks, Etruscans and Romans: , 2/7/1968–3/13/1968

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