Amphora (storage vessel)
Artist: The Naukratis Painter (Greek)
Date: about 560 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 10 29/32 in. (27.7 cm); Diam (rim): 4 17/32 in. (11.5 cm); Max Diam (body): 7 19/32 in. (19.3 cm); Diam (foot): 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Medium: Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details
Place of Origin: Greek, Laconian
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1964.53
Label Text:A testament to the austere society of ancient Lakonia, the precise and orderly decoration of this amphora reflects the rigidity of the province’s capital, Sparta. Sparta is well known for its intense focus on military strength and order. Painted by the artist known today as the Naukratis Painter, this amphora takes inspiration from Corinth, the most important city-state of this period. Lying halfway between Sparta and its rival, Athens, Corinth dominated trade on the isthmus and became a center for artistic inspiration Lakonian artists looked to Corinth as a sort of muse, thus creating a mixture between methodical attention to detail and lively animal friezes as found on this amphora.
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