Etruscan black-figure amphora

Classification

belly amphora ; decorated vessels ; black-figure pottery

Culture

Etruscan

Dimensions

height: 37 cm; width: 26 cm

Date

ca. 470 B.C.

Period

Etruscan Sub-Classical Period (475–400)

Material

clay

Artist

Painter of the Dancing Satyrs

Iconography

Heracles ; Minotaurus ; palmette/palmette frieze ; lotus ; lion's skin ; club ; duel ; warrior, soldier ; corpse

Production place

Etruria

Present location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines

Inventory

S 4121, S 4129, S 4156

ID

Per-6782

References

Gaultier, CVA Louvre 26, 74–76, pl. 40–41

The belly amphora depicts Heracles with the Minotaurus on one side, and two warriors' duel on the other side.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.