Fragments of a terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: .a: 2 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (6.9 × 7.9 × 0.4 cm).b: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/8 in. (4 × 3.9 × 0.4 cm).c: 1 5/16 × 2 × 1/8 in. (3.4 × 5 × 0.3 cm).d: 1 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (3.9 × 3.4 × 0.4 cm).e: 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm).f: 2 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in. (6.9 × 7.9 × 0.4 cm).g: 1 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (2.6 × 6.7 × 0.5 cm).h: 1 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C..On the body, obverse and reverse, Dionysos, satyrs, and maenadsSubsidiary panel on the obverse, satyrs and maenadsThese fragments originally belonged to a rare and particularly engaging type of amphora in the Amasis Painter's oeuvre. The decoration consisted of the primary figural scene but also of a subsidiary frieze at the top of the panel. In addition to the black-figure technique, the artist employed simple outline to render the flesh parts of the maenads. This use of pure drawn line came into its own about 530 B