ID: 700006491 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006491	Record Type: Movable Work
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Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (neck amphora; Near Medea Group (Greek (Attic), active 530 - 510 B.C.) (Gre...; about 510 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 71.AE.441)

Note: Side A: Two cuirassed warriors (Achilles and Ajax) playing a board game. Each sits on a square stool, leaning forward with spears in their left hands. Behind each man is their shield and crested Corinthian helmet. The warrior on the left prepares to pick up a game piece while the one on the right points two fingers of his right hand. Athena stands between the figures and behind the board table. She is represented in profile to the left, wearing the aegis and holding a spear in her right hand, her left hand upraised. White is used for Athena's skin, some of the game pieces, on Athena and the warriors' clothing, and for some of the details on the shields and helmets. Red is used for the men's beards, clothing, Athena's eye, and some details on the shields and helmets. Side B: A warrior between two older, bearded men. The soldier strides right and turn his head to the left. He wears a Corinthian helmet over his face, carrying a spear in his right hand and a large bi-lobed shield with a decorative lotus device in his left. The two old men flanking the soldier have receding hairlines, wear himatia, and carry staffs. White is employed for the lotus design on the shield, details of the helmet, and for the hair and beards of the old men. Red is used for himatia details and the edge of the shield.Other decoration consists of a palmette-lotus chain around the neck, a red-painted fillet at the transition from the neck to the shoulder and alternating red and black tongues around the shoulder which is interrupted on side A by the crest of Athena's helmet. Below the figured scenes is a simple meander band, upward pointing lotus buds and a ray pattern. The edge of the foot is reserved and the handle zones are decorated with upright palmettes with volute tendrils attached to three lotus budsGraffito underfoot: SO[?]

Titles:

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Storage Jar with Ajax and Achilles (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

neck amphora [300198850] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, storage containers, storage vessels, amphorae (storage vessels))

Classifications:

vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: about 510 BCE

Creator Display:

Near Medea Group (Greek (Attic), active 530 - 510 B.C.) (Greek (Attic) Painter) [preferred,JPGM]

Medea Group (Attic vase painters, active ca. 530-510 BCE) [500024012]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 71.AE.441

Other: Creation: Athínai [7001393] Region of Attica (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Terracotta

	terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

Dimensions: Object: H.: 36.2 x D.: (mouth) 16.2 x W.: (body) 23.5 cm (14 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Greek (preferred)

Attic

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Archaic (Greek culture or period) [300020086] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

	Black-figure [300020195] (style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean styles, Aegean pottery styles, Greek vase painting styles)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Achilles [901000072]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Ajax [901000663]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Athena [901000069]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	games [300069657]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <public and interactive activities>) (AAT)

	Trojan War [901000351]
	.....((Greek narratives, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	warriors [300261945]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in military occupations>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Graffito underfoot: SO[?]

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Storage Jar with Ajax and Achilles	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP,JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)