Category:Calyx krater, BNF Paris, Inv.Nr. De Ridder.421+

Polygnotos: Amazonomachy (

)

Artist

Polygnotos
Description	red-figure vase painter, vase painter and Attic vase-painter
Date of birth/death	5^th century BC date QS:P,-450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	5^th century BC date QS:P,-450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Attica
Authority file	: Q1972156 VIAF: 96539987 ULAN: 500115802 LCCN: n95015014 GND: 11938518X SELIBR: 281516 SUDOC: 127138579 J9U: 987007430413205171 Koninklijke: 070073317 WorldCat

Title

Amazonomachy

Object type

calyx krater

Description

Side A: Theseus and his companion Phalerus, in heroic nudity, wearing helmets and armed with spears and shields, attack Antiope, who wears the colorful costume of the Amazons beneath her breastplate and also defends herself with a spear. Side B: Very incomplete, this side seems to show a warrior departing.

Date

between circa 450 and circa 420 BC

Medium

red-figure pottery

Collection

BnF Museum

	Native name	Cabinet des médailles
	Parent institution	Bibliothèque nationale de France
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 52′ 04″ N, 2° 20′ 18″ E
	Established	16^th century date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
	Website	www.bnf.fr
	Authority file	: Q549143 VIAF: 159311882 ISNI: 0000000121954717 LCCN: nr2004009749 SUDOC: 028220811 BNF: 12408994q WorldCat

Accession number

De Ridder.421+ https://medaillesetantiques.bnf.fr/ws/catalogue/app/collection/record/3977 De Ridder.420.2 - Luynes.104 (fragments) ; Luynes.722 (Inv.116)

Place of creation

Attica

Place of discovery

Taranto

Object history

Luynes, Honoré Théodoric d’Albert, duc de

References

Beazley, J.D., Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd edition (Oxford, 1963): 1030.30
BAPD Vase Number: 213413 https://www.carc.ox.ac.uk/record/BC3AA790-1F1C-4690-8202-54FC868ED694

Media in category "Calyx krater, BNF Paris, Inv.Nr. De Ridder.421+"

The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.

Caretere attico a figure rosse con amazonomachia, 450-420 ac ca.JPG 1,954 × 2,067; 2.18 MB
Polygnotos - ARV 1030 30 - amazonomachy - warrior leaving home - Paris BnF CabMed 421 - 01.jpg 4,517 × 3,461; 7.62 MB
Polygnotos - ARV 1030 30 - amazonomachy - warrior leaving home - Paris BnF CabMed 421 - 02.jpg 4,437 × 3,648; 9.52 MB
Polygnotos - ARV 1030 30 - amazonomachy - warrior leaving home - Paris BnF CabMed 421 - 03.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.55 MB
Polygnotos - ARV 1030 30 - amazonomachy - warrior leaving home - Paris BnF CabMed 421 - 04.jpg 3,648 × 4,941; 13.16 MB