Malibu 86.AE.70 (Vase)
Side A: nude dancing men and draped men; Side B: nude and draped men.
- ID:
- aa_4304
- Type:
- Vase
- Date:
- ca. -530
- Period:
- Archaic
- Painter:
- Attributed to The Affecter
- Dimensions:
-
H. 0.387 m.
- Ware:
- Attic Black Figure
- Shape:
- Belly amphora
Shape Description
One-piece (belly) amphora, Type C. Vases made by the Affecter Painter are excellently thrown and have very thin walls, but have different proportions than is normal among his contemporaries.
Decoration Description
Side A: two nude dancing men between two draped observers. Side B: three nude men around a man dressed in a long chiton and himation (draped man second from left). Draped man extends arm towards nude man who may be running away or dancing. All men are bearded. Lotus bud chain above scene panel. Rays on lower body above foot.
Graffiti
Etruscan graffito.
- Collection:
- Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum
From collection of Molly and Walter Bareiss.
