Detail of a Terracotta Oinochoe (Chous) Attributed to the Amasis Painter in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)

Attributed to the Amasis Painter

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 560 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; black-figure

Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 6 3/16in. (18.6 x 15.7cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 1978

Accession Number: 1978.11.22

Label:

Three hoplites (foot soldiers) between a man and a youth

The Greek heavy infantry fought shoulder to shoulder behind overlapping round shields. Here the shields of three hoplites dominate the composition and emphasize with their concentric rings the swelling roundness of this little pitcher.

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