Harvard Art Museums > 1960.313: Neck Amphora (storage jar): Warriors in Battle Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Neck Amphora (storage jar): Warriors in Battle , 1960.313,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290739. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.313 Title Neck Amphora (storage jar): Warriors in Battle Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 510-500 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290739 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Black-figure Dimensions actual: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #306623 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.313 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Both sides A and B of this neck amphora depict nearly identical scenes of three warriors in battle. Each soldier has a shield, a spear, and a scabbard. On side A the shield of the rightmost warrior is visible and decorated with an animal protome in added white. We also see half of the middle warrior’s shield which is decorated in added white with a bucranium. The adornments and clothing of each of the warriors is slightly different but in all three added white and incised lines were used. The scene is bordered by an intricate palmette design that originates under each handle. Side B portrays the same scene except that the clothing on these warriors is slightly different from those on side A. On both sides the two rightmost warriors are fighting against the leftmost warrior. On Side A the rightmost warrior is holding a spear pointed towards the left and the central crouching warrior is facing left while holding his shield and spear left as well. The leftmost warrior is holding his spear to the right. All of the spears on side A are parallel to one another. On side B the central and rightmost warriors are in the exact same position except that the central warrior’s helmet-covered face is no longer visible. On this side the leftmost warrior assumes a more aggressive stance with his spear angled downward facing the crouched central warrior. Publication History Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 15, no. 69 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 HAA132e The Ideal of the Everyday in Greek Art (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu