Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
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Sacrifice of Polyxena

Alternative Title
  • Amphora
Creator Display
  • attributed to the Timiades Painter (Greek vase painter, active ca. 575-ca. 550 BCE); attributed to Tyrrhenian Group (Attic vase painters, active ca. 575-550 BCE)
Creator
Photographer
Date
  • -0570/-0550
Description
  • Pottery: black-figured amphora showing the sacrifice of the Trojan princess Polyxene. On the reverse are four dancing men between two cocks, and two friezes of animals. --The British Museum
View
  • Front
Temporal
  • ca. 570-550 BCE
Coverage
  • Italy (discovery)
  • Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece (creation)
Keyword
  • Mourning for Achilles
  • Myth between Iliad and Odyssey
  • Sacrifice of Polyxena
Work Type
Cultural Context
Style / Period
Material
  • pottery | painted; incised
Measurements
  • Height: 38 cm Diameter: 24 cm Weight: 23 g
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon, Department of Classics
Identifier
  • Lowenstam_VRC_01618
Item Locator
  • Box 4, Section 15
Repository
Current Repository ID
  • 1897,0727.2
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 08/03/2015
Modified
  • 07/25/2022
Collections

APA

Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. (05 May 2025). Sacrifice of Polyxena Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df693f29b

MLA

Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. "Sacrifice of Polyxena" Oregon Digital. 05 May 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df693f29b

Chicago

Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. "Sacrifice of Polyxena" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-05-05. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df693f29b

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df693f29b | title= Sacrifice of Polyxena |author= |accessdate= 2025-05-05 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Timiades Painter http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500098317
2 Tyrrhenian Group http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500060745
3 Lowenstam, Steven http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82014350
4 amphorae (storage vessels) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300148696
5 Attic (culture) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386850
6 Black-figure http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300020195
7 Attic (Mainland Greek pottery styles) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300020118
8 British Museum http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500125180
9 Steven Lowenstam Collection http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/StevenLowenstamCollection
10 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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