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Source Description
The central figures on one side of this vase are a seated man holding a staff, who faces an armed woman-indicated by the white skin-leading a horse. They could be Priam, the king of Troy described in the "Iliad," receiving Penthesilea, an Amazon queen. She fought against the Greeks in the Trojan War and was killed by Achilles. The other side of the vessel shows a charioteer in the process of turning his chariot around, while two foot soldiers on either side flee from the rearing horses.
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Document identity
localId
23904
label
Amphora with Chariot and Amazon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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23904
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora with Chariot and Amazon
description
The central figures on one side of this vase are a seated man holding a staff, who faces an armed woman-indicated by the white skin-leading a horse. They could be Priam, the king of Troy described in the "Iliad," receiving Penthesilea, an Amazon queen. She fought against the Greeks in the Trojan War and was killed by Achilles. The other side of the vessel shows a charioteer in the process of turning his chariot around, while two foot soldiers on either side flee from the rearing horses.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 6th century BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
vases
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.2
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (26.2 x 17 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f58eff56bf15ad3a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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4761206ff3291562
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no
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no