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Terracotta Amphora, Theseus and the Minotaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 47.11.5)

Greco-Roman Art

An Attic terracotta amphora, Type B, signed by Taleides as potter and attributed to the Taleides Painter, ca. 540 to 530 BCE, Archaic period. The Metropolitan Museum's own catalogue tags the vase with Theseus and Minotaurs, together identifying the standard subject of Theseus slaying the Minotaur, though the museum's record carries no narrative description of the scene. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 47.11.5, Greek and Roman Art department, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1947.

Facts
Origins
Creation
540 BCE to 530 BCE 1
Date of Creation
ca. 540-530 BCE 1
Attributed To
Taleides 1
Country
Greece 1
Region
Attica 1
Classification
Object Type
Ceramic or Pottery 1
Subject Matter
Depicted Subject
Theseus slaying the Minotaur, a central episode of the Athenian hero's legend 1
Custody
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1
Current Custodian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1
Custody History
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1947 1
Attributions
Tradition
Ancient Greek religion and mythology 1
Physical Form
Medium
Terracotta 1
Dimensions
11 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (29.5 × 20.7 cm) 1
Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and Copyright
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1
Medium (class)
Ceramic 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Greek Religion, Religions
Source Terracotta Amphora, accession 47.11.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Theseus, Figures

The Met's own catalogue tags this Attic amphora with Theseus and Minotaurs, its own controlled-vocabulary identification of the standard scene of Theseus slaying the Minotaur, though the record carries no narrative sentence naming the moment, hence stance associated rather than holds.

Source Terracotta Amphora, accession 47.11.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Originated In

Greece, Regions
Source Terracotta amphora (jar), accession 47.11.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Authored By

Taleides Painter

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. Terracotta amphora (jar), accession 47.11.5 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 47.11.5
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An Attic terracotta amphora, Type B, signed by Taleides as potter and attributed to the Taleides Painter, ca.
  • Originated In: Greece, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Greece
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Ancient Greek art (Wikipedia)
In Group: Ancient Greek Art, Attic terracotta amphora, ca. 540 to 530 BCE, Archaic periodView the Source
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