5.6: Black Figure Amphora
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Exekias’s attic black Figure amphora.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Attic black Figure amphora by Exekias (potter and painter), archaic period, c. 540–530 BCE, 61.1 cm high, found Vulci (Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican)
Contributors and Attributions
- Attic Black-Figure: Exekias, amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/greek-pottery/v/exekias-attic-black-Figure-amphora-with-ajax-and-achilles-playing-a-game. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike