Rider Amphora

As a rider, an amphora Melische Prunkamphore in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens is called with the inventory number 912. It is about the year 660 BC.

The riders amphora belongs to the wider specimens of the genus. It was named the vessel after its main screen, reminiscent of that of the older horses amphora. Again, two horses stand against, among them a large palmette. In this picture, sitting on the back of a horse a rider each. Each of the riders leads to a leash another horse with it, which is slightly offset appears behind the mounts. The painter of this amphora does not show the talent of the painter of horses amphora, his horses have a much too long body. For the Rider unnatural small. The conventions forced the painter seem to adapt his design to the space provided. The spaces are filled with various accessories, including from the earlier Cycladic Art lapping and Rhombenpastillen acquired. The neck is decorated with turned-out double Palmettenvoluten that are separated by columns. On the back of the painting shows two facing horses without riders. Thus, both sides are not equivalent. The vessel is 90 centimeters high.