3-044-415 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Attic Black-figure "Tyrrhenian" Amphora with (A) a Wedding Procession and (B) a Combat Scene, 550-545 BC. Additional Info: The Tyrrhenian-style neck amphora has a typically tall, ovoid body; a short neck with a raised fillet at the join of the shoulder; and an inverted echinus foot. The scene on side A depicts a wedding procession of the gods. Side B shows two warriors in single combat, each holding a shield in front of them and brandishing spears. The outer edge of the rim is decorated with intertwining lotus buds. On the neck is a frieze of addorsed lotus-palmettes, below which is a thick black band. The top of the shoulder has alternating black and red tongues. Below the figural frieze on the shoulder, from top to bottom, are three thin bands, a thick black band, three thin bands, alternating black and red tongues, an addorsed lotus-palmette frieze, alternating black and red tongues, a pair of thin bands, a broad black band, intertwining lotus blossoms and buds, a black band, and rays around the base.