Reiter-Amphore

Reiter-Amphora in Athen.

As a rider's amphora, a Melian Prunkamphore in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens is designated with the Inventarnummer 912. It is built around the year 660 BC, Chr.

The rider amphora belongs to the broader specimens of the genus. The vessel was named after its main image, which is reminiscent of the somewhat older horse amphora. There are also two horses, a large palmette between them. In this picture, a rider sits on the back of the horses. Each of the riders carries a further horse with a line, which is depicted slightly behind the riding animals. The painter of this amphora does not show the talent of the horse amphora, his horses have a body that is far too long. The horsemen look unnaturally small. The conventions obviously forced the painter to adapt his motif to the given place. The freerooms are filled with various accessories, including zigzag piles and rhombic pastilles taken from the earlier Cycladic art. The neck is decorated with protruding double palms, separated by columns. On the reverse, the painter shows two horses facing each other without riders. Thus, both sides are not equivalent. The vessel is 90 centimeters high. Edit source text

wiki