Bronze amphora (two-handled jar)

A bronze two-handled jar with a flared mouth, rounded body and tapering base, set against a plain grey backdrop. Its surface shows a mottled green patina with darker corrosion patches, and the curved handles end in sculpted terminals fixed to the shoulders.

Look closer: Sculpted terminals at the lower ends of the handles, shaped like small faces or masks, where they join the shoulders.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Bronze

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1968 × 1984 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1927