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ID: 700006901
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006901
Record Type: Movable Work
Attic Red-Figure Amphora (amphora (storage vessel); Attributed to the Berlin Painter (Greek (Attic), active abou...; 480 - 470 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 96.AE.98)
Note: The body of the vase is black except for two figures, a single one on each side. On side A, in greaves, cuirass and a pushed-back Corinthian helmet, a hoplite lunges to right. On side B is a fleeing Scythian. There is a graffito under the foot in Attic script: ON, possibly a price inscription.
Titles:
Attic Red-Figure Amphora (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Storage Jar with a Scythian Warrior (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
amphora (storage vessel) [300148696] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, storage containers, storage vessels)

Classifications:
vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: 480 - 470 BCE

Creator Display:
Attributed to the Berlin Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 500 - about 460 B.C.) (Greek (Attic) Painter) [preferred,JPGM]
Berlin Painter (Attic vase painter, active ca. 500-ca. 460 BCE) [500006931]
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: 96.AE.98
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
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: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)Object (mouth): Diam.: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)Object (foot): Diam.: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Cultures:
Attic (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Classical [300020093] (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))
Red-figure [300020201] (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:
warriors [300261945]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in military occupations>) (AAT)
hoplites [300380166]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in military occupations>, soldiers) (AAT)
Scythian (Scythian cultural designation) [500204205]
.....(Unknown People by Culture) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Attic Red-Figure Amphora........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Storage Jar with a Scythian Warrior........ [JPGM]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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