Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm). Date: ca. 530 B.C..Obverse, Apollo between Hermes and goddessReverse, Memnon between his Ethiopian squiresIn the Trojan War, Memnon, the son of Tithonos and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, led a contingent of Ethiopians allied with the Trojans. He was killed by Achilles in a duel watched by their mothers. The present condition of the vase provides insight into the painter's working method. Memnon's shield was drawn with a compass--the circles are evident--and it would have been painted in added white directly onto the clay. Without the white, we can see the cursory sketch that the artist drew for the figure's torso. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm). Date: ca. 530 B.C..Obverse, Apollo between Hermes and goddessReverse, Memnon between his Ethiopian squiresIn the Trojan War, Memnon, the son of Tithonos and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, led a contingent of Ethiopians allied with the Trojans. He was killed by Achilles in a duel watched by their mothers. The present condition of the vase provides insight into the painter's working method. Memnon's shield was drawn with a compass--the circles are evident--and it would have been painted in added white directly onto the clay. Without the white, we can see the cursory sketch that the artist drew for the figure's torso. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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