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What type of pot is this?
Bi-Lingual Belly Amphora
Who made this pot?
The Anokides/Lysippides painter
When was this pot made?
Late 6th Century, 530-515 BC
What major differences are there between the red figure side and the black figure?
The Red figure side has no depiction of Hermes or the slave
Herakles takes up a larger amount of the frieze in the RF side
Herakles had no weapons on the RF side → He is not as characterised
Athene is wearing a different outfit on each side
How is detail created in the figure of Herakles? How does he compare to the BF side
His drapery is see-through making it possible to see his salve and thigh beneath it
He holds a black kantharos against a red background → the contrast is aesthetically pleasing and stands out
His anatomy is poorly depicted however in comparison to the BF side → none of his musculature is defined e.g. pectorals, biceps → makes it difficult to characterise him
How is detail created in the figure of Athene?
She is static and does not convey much movement or anatomy beneath her rigid dress
Her dress is intricately patterned using paint with a variety of patterns on it e.g. squares and scale like patterns
She holds out a lotus flower to Herakles conveying movement, her digits are long and finely detailed
What does Robin Osbourne say about this pot?
‘What this pot doesn’t however do much with is the possibility in red figure of making the figures seem three dimensional’
