Myson a red figure painter known by his signature as a potter and painter has decorated this amphora with a scene that is unique in attic pottery.
Attic red figure nolan amphora.
24 12 3 cm 9 7 16 4 13 16 in.
The black figure panel amphora and the red bodied amphora.
On the main side the painter has represented a historical fact related by the authors of antiquity.
Croesus king of lydia who was defeated in 547 bc by cyrus mounts his pyre but a miraculous rain sent by apollo saves him from the flames.
An attic red figure nolan amphora c.
It has been theorized that the former is the closest predecessor of the nolan shape given that it has both the elongated neck of the red bodied amphora and the smaller size associated with nolan amphorae.
13 in 33 7cm.
500 450 bc by the ethiop painter depicting robed man with walking stick maeander pattern below and the upper part of warrior on reverse.
Both sides with a band of meander below the scenes.
The obverse with a woman seated on a stool facing a draped youth leaning on staff with pseudo inscription between them.
An attic red figured nolan amphora attributed to the alkimachos painter circa 470 460 b c.
Richmond painter greek attic.
An attic red figured nolan amphora manner of the painter of london e342 circa 475 425 b c.
The nolan type from nola italy was the most popular style of amphora in the red figure period.
Paul getty museum los angeles california attic red figure nolan amphora getty museum.
The reverse with a draped youth leaning on staff.