Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) 550 BC

This terracotta neck-amphora (jar) from 550 BC, attributed to the Affecter, features a black-figure style of painting. The amphora is decorated with a scene of warriors, likely depicting a scene from a battle. The black figures, painted onto the orange clay slip background, contrast dramatically with the black glaze, which covers the neck and the lower half of the amphora. This beautiful example of Greek pottery from the Archaic Period is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.