Fragment of a Nolan Neck-Amphora, Jar, with Head of Trainer
Artist
Achilles Painter
(Greek, Attic, 5th century B.C.)
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 445-430 BCE
Mediumterracotta
Dimensions2 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (6.3 x 14.9 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineGift of Professors Henry and Sara Immerwahr
Object number77.6.8
DescriptionUpper body of a male figure from the shoulder of a Nolan neck-amphora. Preserved are the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a bearded man, head in profile to left, upper chest in three-quarter view. On his head he wears a purple apicate fillet with raised tip in front. His curly hair protrudes from the forehead and before the ear and is rolled up at the neck. The figure has a profile eye, straight nose, and short neck. He wears a mantle draped over the left shoulder and chest, with folds stacked at the neck. The mantle is arranged in parallel folds except for the edge, which forms a loose zig-zag.On View
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