Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar)
Unknown Artist
second quarter of the sixth century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.3.765
Art Historical Context
This terracotta fragment from a neck-amphora, to the second quarter of the sixth century, offers a glimpse into the vibrant of Archaic Attic pottery. Crafted in ancient Greece's Attica region, neck-amphorae were two-handled jars used storing and transporting olive oil, wine, or other valuables—essential items in daily life, trade, and religious rituals. As a fragment, it survives from a once-complete vessel highlighting the fragility of these ancient artifacts and the skill of Athenian potters who produced them in vast workshops. In the Archaic period (c. 600–480 BCE), Attic vases like this o...