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Two-handled jar (amphora) with the departure of a warrior
Attributed to: the Antimenes Painter
Greek
Archaic Period
530–520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James W. Paige
Accession Number22.404
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 43.
DescriptionLater black figure style. (A) Departure of a warrior. A quadriga en face. In the chariot a warrior holding two spears, and his charioteer holding a whip. At the right a bearded Scythian archer. (B) Return of the warrior. At the left an old man, holding a staff, receives the warrior who is followed by a woman and a Schythian. Repired and somewhat restored.
ProvenanceBy 1899: on loan to MFA by J. W. Paige, May 9, 1899; gift of Estate of James W. Paige to MFA, May 4, 1922