Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Battling Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B)

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Battling Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B) as ceramic (Greek, Attic · c. 530–520 BCE).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This vase was already old-fashioned when first made; its shape was preferred by earlier generations of vase painters.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this ceramic as ceramic and credits The Bateman Group.

The museum's collection notes: Formerly owned by John Bateman, Esq., this amphora provided a name for the Bateman Group, five amphorae likely decorated by a single painter. On either side, a reserved panel holds a carefully composed scene: four striding soldiers above a fallen warrior; and four dancing satyrs around the wine god Dionysos. Similar scenes appear on other Bateman Group vases, as well as in the much larger body of work attributed to the more well-known Lysippides Painter.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtBlack-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Battling Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B)

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