Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants

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Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants,

ca. 530–520 BCE

Attributed to the Antimenes Painter
Greek, Attic
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1933-47

Information

Title
Neck-amphora (storage vessel) depicting the battle between the gods and the giants
Dates

ca. 530–520 BCE

Maker
Attributed to the Antimenes Painter
Medium
Black-figure ceramic
Dimensions
h. 38.6 cm, diam. 26.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
y1933-47
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Athens

Culture
Archaic (Greek), Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
neck amphorae, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
spears (weapons), soldiers, swords, horses, plant-derived motifs, palmettes, running ornament, deities, meanders (patterns), mythology, men, figures (representations), lions, chitons, cuirasses, shields (armor), snakes, chariots (ancient vehicles)

Bequest to the Museum by Junius S. Morgan in 1933

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