LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Triton

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) Attributed to the Medea Group Period:Archaic Date:ca. 520 B.C. Culture:Greek, Attic Medium:Terracotta; black-figure Dimensions:H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm) diameter of mouth 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm) diameter of foot 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) Classification:Vases Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number:56.171.21 Obverse, Herakles and Triton Reverse, courting scene Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254879

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) Attributed to the Medea Group Period:Archaic Date:ca. 520 B.C. Culture:Greek, Attic Medium:Terracotta; black-figure Dimensions:H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm) diameter of mouth 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm) diameter of foot 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) Classification:Vases Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number:56.171.21 Obverse, Herakles and Triton Reverse, courting scene Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254879

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) Attributed to the Medea Group Period:Archaic Date:ca. 520 B.C. Culture:Greek, Attic Medium:Terracotta; black-figure Dimensions:H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm) diameter of mouth 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm) diameter of foot 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) Classification:Vases Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number:56.171.21 Obverse, Herakles and Triton Reverse, courting scene Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254879

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) Attributed to the Medea Group Period:Archaic Date:ca. 520 B.C. Culture:Greek, Attic Medium:Terracotta; black-figure Dimensions:H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm) diameter of mouth 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm) diameter of foot 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm) Classification:Vases Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number:56.171.21 Obverse, Herakles and Triton Reverse, courting scene Herakles wrestling the sea creature Triton was a particularly appropriate decoration for hydriai (water jars). Though the observers are not central to the action, it is interesting to see how they are treated. When they stand and watch, they seem to be onlookers at the scene. When they sit, as here, they seem to be and audience listening to a story. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254879