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Summary

Altenburg Painter : Fragment of an East greek Wild Goat Style terracotta oinochoe (jug) ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
Artist
Altenburg Painter wikidata:Q436826
Alternative names
Altenburg painter
Description Greek vase-painter
Date of birth 6 th century BC
date QS:P,-550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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artist QS:P170,Q436826
Title
Fragment of an East greek Wild Goat Style terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Description
On the shoulder, deer attacked by sphinxes and griffins, water birds; On the body, bull attacked by lion. This fine fragment represents an early phase in the development of Fikellura pottery. In the animal groups as well as the drawing, there is a vitality that later subsides. The name Fikellura derives from a site on the island of Rhodes to which this fabric has been attributed. It is now established that the center of production was Miletus.
Date circa 560–550 B.C.
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions H. of a 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); length of b 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
74.51.365a, b
Credit line The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/239950

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Fragment of a terracotta oinochoe (jug), attributed to the Altenburg Painter, East Greek, Milesian, Fikellura (MET, 74.51.365a, b)

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